What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Care Manager position at Ohio s Hospice Inc?
Ohio’s Hospice offers the opportunity to work for a meaningful mission while contributing and making a difference in the lives of our patients and families every day. Those who join our team are committed to providing superior care and service, so our patients and their families can celebrate life.
This is a full-time driving position with a schedule of Monday - Friday with hours of 8:00am-4:30pm with a every 6th weekend rotation
As a member of our team, you will have a chance to impact many lives. You may find a deeper meaning in your work or rediscover why you chose your profession in the first place. The passion you may have been missing in previous workplaces can be found at Ohio’s Hospice!
How You Support Our Mission:
We provide superior care for patients in families in homes/facilities. The Care Manager plans and delivers care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, interventions, implementation, and evaluation. You will effectively interact with patients, families, and other interdisciplinary team members while maintaining standards of professional nursing.
Benefits & Perks:
- Health Insurance
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- 5% Match on 401K
- Tuition reimbursement
- Educational programs geared toward career advancement
- Scrubs provided for clinical positions
- Mileage reimbursement
RN Care Manager Responsibilities:
- Assess and evaluates the patient and family including the physical, spiritual, and psychosocial needs.
- Develops and implements an individualized plan of care including creating measurable patient-centered goals in collaboration with the patient and family that consistently is updated and reviewed to reflect assessment findings to ensure quality patient care.
- Reviews and updates plan of care including interventions, medication profile, and visit frequency to meet the patient’s changing needs.
- Assess and reports to physician changes of patient condition, level of care needs, and facilitate determining eligibility for services.
- Collaborates and participates as member of hospice team in regularly scheduled care conferences, hospice admissions, and Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) meetings, to ensure coordination of services.
- Documents physicians’ orders when received in electronic health record to provide accurate information and ensure safe delivery of services.
- Supervises, teaches and evaluates care provided by Personal Care Specialists, Volunteers and other care givers to ensure compliance to the plan of care.
- Documents assessments, interventions and all changes thoroughly at the point of service in the electronic health record and synchronizes this documentation for each patient according to Ohio’s Hospice standards to ensure quality communication with patient’s Interdisciplinary Team.
- Communicates handoffs such as SBAR assessments and other methods, timely to ensure communication is relayed appropriately for continuation of quality care.
Rn Care Manager Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited nursing school; Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN); Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred
- Active Registered Nurse license in the State of Ohio without any board actions.
- Two years acute care nursing experience preferred
- Certification in Hospice & Palliative Medicine (CHPN) preferred; required within two years of employment. (Eligible upon completion of 500 hours in last 12 months of hospice/palliative experience.)
- CPR Certified
- Computer skills sufficient to properly document services and care.
- Ability to drive during daytime, nighttime or inclement weather.
- Valid Driver's License with Safe Driving Record
- State Minimum Automobile Insurance Coverage
Ohio’s Hospice complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
Ohio’s Hospice is proud to be platinum-certified through SAGECare, which provides training and consulting on LGBT aging issues to service providers. Ohio’s Hospice welcomes those in the LGBT community to join our team