RN Case Manager, Home Hospice – Fulltime, Day

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Deliver clinical home hospice services while traveling daily to various hospice patients within the Wellstar region.

• Take primary responsibility for patients with terminal illnesses and their caregivers by employing the nursing process.

• Collaborate with physicians, the Hospice Medical Director, and the interdisciplinary team to coordinate care.

• Assess and organize services from clinical care partners, social workers, chaplains, bereavement coordinators, volunteers, pharmacies, DME providers, and contracted staff.

• Maintain ongoing communication with patients and families through phone calls and personal visits.

• Provide education to patients and caregivers regarding disease processes, symptom management, medications, nutrition, and indicators of impending death.

• Oversee medication management and evaluate symptoms, medication effectiveness, disease progression, safety, caregiving adequacy, potential abuse or neglect, and suicide risk.

• Revise individualized care plans and facilitate transitions in care level or transfers to hospice facilities.

• Perform physical assessments, consult with physicians, and pronounce patients at the time of death.

• Engage in interdisciplinary meetings, family conferences, case studies, performance improvement initiatives, committees, hiring processes, orientation, education, peer review, and case study analysis.

• Design and supervise personal care plans for hospice aides.

• Maintain electronic medical records and the medical elements of care plans.

• Monitor the quality of nursing care, safety, infection control, customer satisfaction, and complaint resolution.

• Act as a clinical resource for PRN RNs, on-call RNs, LPNs, and CCPs.

• Adhere to Wellstar policies, work standards, code of conduct, state and federal licensure requirements, and JCAHO standards.

• Carry out additional responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• An Associate's degree in Nursing or a Nursing Diploma is required; a Bachelor's degree in Nursing is preferred.

• A current RN license: either single-state or RN compact/multistate license.

• BLS certification is mandatory upon hire.

• A Georgia driver's license or a valid state driver's license is required.

• Private vehicle insurance is necessary.

• A minimum of 2 years of acute care or hospice/home care experience is preferred.

• Hospice RN experience is strongly preferred.

• Outstanding empathy and customer service skills are essential.

• Strong assessment and clinical judgment abilities are required.

• Familiarity with developmental characteristics and disease processes affecting individuals of all ages is important.

• Proficient written and verbal communication skills are needed.

• Effective use of computers for patient care documentation is required.

• Personal vehicle is necessary.

• CHPN certification is preferred upon hire.

🏝️ Benefits

• Mileage reimbursement.

• Full-time day shift.

• Support for engaging in more meaningful work.

• Opportunity for a more fulfilling life.