Rn Patient Care Manager Hospice

The Patient Care Manager reports directly to the Executive Director, Administrator, or Senior Patient Care Manager. The position is responsible for the day to day operations of the assigned hospice site, administering the clinical aspects of the hospice program and for ensuring the provision or quality of care to patients.

-Directing the work of clinical employees including assigning of admit and evaluation visits, scheduling visits at the beginning of benefit period, and ensuring staff are completing visits in a timely manner.

-Managing the site in the absence of, or by the designation of, the Executive Director, Administrator, or Senior Patient Care Manager from time-to-time.

-Preparing for, serving on, and facilitating the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG), as assigned, including presiding over IDG, presentation of patients for review, coordination of minutes, review of patient charts to note and address any changes to patient condition and/or the plan of care, and soliciting input from various care team members.

-Overseeing and managing rescheduled, declined, missed, and reassigned visit requests, including making decisions as to priority and staffing based on clinical judgment.

-Managing all components of the calendar-changing of service codes, visit dates, clinicians assigned, scheduling out of PRN visits, etc.

-Managing and overseeing clinical and administrative and recordkeeping functions, including documenting referrals, new physicians and facilities, durable medical equipment (DME) pick up, Medicare patient eligibility, obtaining authorization and reauthorization as needed, commercial insurance verification, transfer patient documentation, satisfaction surveys, and patient benefit periods and events.

-Overseeing process at death and discharge, including making decisions regarding notification of appropriate staff (pharmacy, physician, supply company, etc. ).

-Responding to phone referrals/inquiries in a timely, professional, and compassionate manner, including triage of medical concerns within scope of practice.

-Participating in on-call nursing schedule and providing direct skilled bedside nursing care in patient home or IPU, as needed.

-Performing other activities as assigned.

-Consistently promoting company values.

-Completing required annual training.

-This is a safety-sensitive position.

STATE-SPECIFIC DUTIES: N/A

Skills: Required Skills & Experience:

-Three years' experience in direct patient care in a clinical setting required. Unless superseded by requirements listed in the state-specific section.

-Minimum one year of management/supervisory experience required.

-Two or more years' experience in hospice or home care required.

-Must be able to effectively operate nursing assessment tools and computer, facsimile equipment, copier and cell phone/beeper.

-Must have and maintain transportation to be used for work.

-Knowledge of terminally ill patients and their families along with understanding of hospice concept; knowledge of roles of all disciplines providing hospice services; excellent patient assessment skills; good oral and written communication; thorough knowledge of managed care principles, regulatory guidelines (i.e., Medicare, Medicaid, and human resource) management principles.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $2,300.00 - $2,500.00 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Experience:

• Clinical setting: 3 years (Required)
• Case management: 1 year (Required)
• Hospice: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• RN (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Fort Wayne, IN 46825 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Fort Wayne, IN 46825: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person