Hospice Rn Case Manager

About the Company:

At Medcare Hospice, we understand the importance of compassionate care during life's most delicate moments. Our team is dedicated to providing comprehensive hospice services tailored to meet the unique needs of each individual and their loved ones. With a focus on dignity, respect, and comfort, we strive to enhance quality of life and support families through every step of the journey.

Description:

The RN, Case Manager is responsible for assessing and identifying patient/family needs, utilizing the nursing process, coordinating the Plan of Care with the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG), and providing palliative and supportive care to the patient/family unit.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Provides and manages direct care to patients and families as part of the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG), incorporating psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, physical, and biological components, and appropriate nursing intervention and follow-up.

2. Coordinates the Plan of Care, ensuring that an individualized Plan of Care is developed that accurately reflects the patient’s evolving needs.

3. Educates patient, family, caregivers, and other health professionals about disease process and decline, palliative interventions, caregiving, dying process, and safety practices.

4. Reports changes in the patient’s condition to appropriate members of the IDG or other health professionals.

5. Participates with the IDG to evaluate hospice referrals/admissions for level of care appropriateness.

6. Attends patient deaths; prepares the body for transport; oversees disposal of medications.

7. Provides appropriate bereavement interventions to the family and caregiver in conjunction with psychosocial staff.

8. Presents concise and pertinent oral and written reports to IDG; respects and encourages input from all disciplines.

9. Communicates accurately and completely to physicians, staff members, patients, families, and supervisors; utilizes positive approaches when working with others.

10. Supervises patient care given by other nursing team members (i.e., LPNs, Hospice Aides, and contract nurses).

11. Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

· Current license as RN in the state of Florida

· Minimum one (1) year of in-patient nursing or hospice experience

· Previous experience working with an EMR/EHR system

· Mobile Driver - Valid driver’s license and automobile insurance per Company policy

· Reliable transportation to meet visit schedule

· Ability to use equipment with visual and auditory mechanisms

· Ability to effectively communicate in English (verbal and written, bilingual in Spanish preferred

· Flexible schedule to meet the needs of Hospice House patients

· Ability to manage the emotional stress of working with and caring for terminally ill patients and their families

· Ability to physically access patient rooms, other areas of the Hospice House/Hospital/ALF, etc., and any home within any part of the service area

· Ability to perform the essential functions and physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation

· Active BLS for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association or Red Cross.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $78,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Hospice care: 1 year (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Required)
• English (Required)

License/Certification:

• RN License (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Miami, FL 33126 (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Required)

Work Location: In person