RN Hospice Case Manager

Job description Mesun Health Services provides comprehensive, compassionate care for our community over the entire spectrum of medical treatment, from complete, treatment to comfort measures. This ensures personalized care to patients and their families that meet their cultural needs.

Our value is to promote a healthcare environment and culture in which associates want to work, and community members wish to receive their care. We are seeking a Full-Time, experienced, energetic, strong, and dedicated Hospice Nurse Case Manager to lead the exceptional nursing services Hospice Nurse Case Manager delivered to our patients. As an RN Case Manager at Mesun, you will be treated as a valuable member of our healthcare team.

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. 2. Valid license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Georgia 3.

Hospice experience highly desirable 4. Current Basic Life Support Certification 5. Minimum one year recent professional nursing experience 6.

Valid Georgia Driver’s License 7. Able to cope with emotional stress and be tolerant of individual lifestyles 8. Sensitive to the needs of terminally ill patients and families and one's own feelings about dying and death. 9.

Basic computer skills DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Operates under the direction of the Clinical Director and the Medical Director’s orders. Responsible for identifying and coordinating patient/family care to support terminally ill patients and families in homes, skilled nursing facilities, or residential care facilities.

The frequency of patient / family contacts will be at the discretion of the case manager and his/her assessment of need, but it will be a minimum of once per week. The Case Manager endeavors to utilize teaching, assessment, and intervention skills to provide comfort care and maximize the quality of life for the patients and families. Depending on the patient's acuity, the Case Manager is expected to make 4-5 daily visits with documentation. 1.

Assess home care needs, being aware of the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects, and gather data on social, economic, and cultural factors that may influence health, well-being and quality of life. 2. Assist patients, family members, or other clients with concern and empathy; respect confidentiality and privacy; and communicate in a courteous and respectful manner. 3. Provide direct care to patients as prescribed in the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care to maintain the highest level of comfort and quality of life, assuming primary responsibility for case management. 4.

Evaluate and perform ongoing assessment and revise initial written plan of care with Interdisciplinary collaboration weekly or as the needs and conditions of the patient/family change. 5. Authorize, coordinate and supervise care, as prescribed in the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care, with contracted vendors to meet the patient's needs. 6. Attend and participate in bi-weekly Interdisciplinary Team Meeting (IDT) 7.

Document accurate and ongoing assessment of patient status via a variety of mediums of communication (verbal, written, email, computer documents, and databases). Document patient care reflecting nursing interventions, patient response to care, patient needs, problems, capabilities, limitations, and progress toward goals. Documentation includes evidence of appropriate patient/significant other teaching, and the understanding of these instructions is noted in the medical record. Maintain up-to-date charts and records on patient care and regular communication with the physician regarding changes in the patient’s care plan. 8.

Investigate and follow through on unusual orders or requests for service or information. 9. Perform blood draws if required. 10. Participate in the agency’s on-call rotation as prescribed by the needs of the agency to provide nursing service to clients when required outside office hours. 11.

Be available, when possible, to meet a patient/family's need for continuous care in time of crisis. 12. Coordinate community resources and other agency disciplines participating in patient care. 13. Minimize non-productive time and fill slow periods with activities that will enable you to prepare to meet the agency's future needs. 14.

Supervise and maintain ongoing effective communication with other hospice personnel involved with patient care. This may involve formal and informal team meetings in addition to IDT. 15. Knowledge of and availability to perform patient intakes and information visits as needed including explanation of the hospice benefit/Medicare, complete physical assessment, completion of all pertinent paperwork, and communication of new patient status to the MeSun Hospice team. 16.

Knowledge and availability to handle patient information calls. 17. Provide bereavement resources to the family as appropriate. 18. Participate in hospice and community health programs as requested to promote the growth and understanding of the hospice concept. 19.

Participation in MeSun Hospice company functions, including attendance at monthly Staff meetings and in-service events. 20. Establish an HHA plan of care as well as indirectly and directly supervising the plan of care per regulations. 21. Perform as a member of the MeSun Hospice team and participate in the agency's total Quality Management philosophy. 22.

Performs other duties as assigned consistent with skills and training and the agency's mission and goals. Benefits: 401(k) Dental insurance Disability insurance Health insurance Vision insurance Mileage reimbursement Paid time off