What are the responsibilities and job description for the Case Coordinator/SOC RN position at VISITING NURSE SERVICE AND HOSPICE OF SUFFOLK?
Visiting Nurse Service and Hospice of Suffolk (VNSHS) is an independent not-for-profit healthcare agency that serves patients and their families throughout Suffolk County Long Island with visiting nurse home and hospice services, inpatient Hospice House, rehabilitative therapy, medical social work, home health aide care, nutritional education and diabetic counseling, community programs, and more.
Our mission is:
- To provide health services of the highest quality
- To enable people to function as independently as possible in their homes and communities
- To promote individual, family, and community health
- To maintain a tradition of charitable and compassionate care
- To provide hospice care that supports quality of life for the terminally ill throughout the dying and bereavement period
At VNSHS, we embrace diverse voices and value the seen and unseen qualities that make each person unique. We are committed to the creation of a community based upon full inclusion and equity. Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion learning facilitates opportunities and growth for our employees so that the patients we care for may thrive.
Our work environment includes:
- Quality 1:1 time with patients
- Supportive professional environment
- 1:1 training and orientation period at your pace
- Input on your daily schedule with patients
Some Job Responsibilities:
- Focus on performing Start of Care and ongoing case management, and will provide comprehensive handoff, including but not limited to assessment findings and plan of care, to assigned field RN as applicable. The Case Coordinator will remain proficient in all aspects of home care RN job description.
- Provide admission, case management, and follow-up skilled nursing visits for home health patients, coordinating care with field RN, as applicable.
- Confer with physician in developing the initial plan of treatment based on physician's orders and initial patient assessment. Provide hands-on care, management, and evaluation of the care plan and teaching of the patient in accordance with physician orders. Revise plan in consultation with physician based on ongoing assessments and as required by policy/regulation.
- Coordinate appropriate care, encompassing various healthcare personnel (such as Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, LPNs, Home Health Aides, and external providers).
- Conduct weekly progress reports with field RNs, LPNs, and adjunct therapies as indicated. Assure charting is up to date.
- In coordination with field RN as applicable, discharge patients after consultation with the physician and Clinical Manager, reviewing and completing needed clinical documentation.
- Attend care management meetings and discuss entire case load addressing patient's reason for home care and progress towards patient centered goals.
- Daily use of OASIS.
- Preparation for and interaction at care management meetings at which RN will be expected to discuss entire case load addressing patient’s reason for home care and progress towards patient centered goals.
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Voluntary life insurance
- Short-term Disability
- Company paid long-term Disability
- Employee discounts
- Generous paid time off
- Generous paid sick time
- Tuition reimbursement
- 403(b) with up to 5% employer match
- Cell phone reimbursement
