Pediatric Hospice RN Case Manager - Fee For Service

Req # : 2232

Job ID : 13761

Job Location : Brooklyn, NY

Zip Code : 11220

Category : Hospice Nursing

Agency :

MJHS Hospice & Palliative Care

Status : Fee for Service

Office : Field-based

Do you have a "Hospice Heart"?

If your answer is yes, then you are just the nurse we are looking for. When days cannot be added to a life, we add life to remaining days. Our multidisciplinary teams offer culturally-sensitive, end-of-life and palliative care services to patients and their families at home or in assisted living communities, skilled nursing facilities and hospitals.

Why work for MJHS? :

MJHS companies are qualified employers under the Federal Government's Paid Student Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)

Responsibilities :

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In this field based position, you will visit MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care pediatric patients throughout the five boroughs to perform both physical and psychosocial assessments and electronically document visit occurences. Patient visits will be made in both community and facility settings. As the Pediatric Hospice Field Case Manager, you will develop and implement nursing plans of care and make recommendations for care based on patients' needs. As needed, you will contact the patient's physician to request written orders to facilitate plan of care changes. In addition, you will also supervise, train and evaluate home health aides and homemakers working with our pediatric hospice patients.

The schedule includes working one weekend per month and functioning in a backup On Call capacity 2-3 times per month. Car and escort service available for backup On Call shifts.

Qualifications :

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing, (BSN preferred)
• 2 years' of Pediatric nursing experience. Community, Hospice or Oncology nursing experience a plus
• Working knowledge of Word and Excel
• New York State RN licensure
• Valid NYS Driver's license required