RN Case Manager

Do you want to make a difference with in-home end-of-life process?

Come join Hospice Promise and make a difference to not only the patient but also the family!

Hospice Promise is family owned and operated!

Our entire team is committed to make the end-of-life process with individualized care as well as a holistic approach.

Hours: Monday - Friday - 8a-5p

Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life

Vacation: 80 hours per year - 1st year prorated

AZ Sick Time: 40 hours per year

Job Responsibilities:

Patient Care

• Completes an initial, comprehensive and ongoing comprehensive assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs.  Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
• Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process.
• Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by:
• Writing and initiating plan of care
• Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs
• Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary
• Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions.  Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.  Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s plan of care.
• Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
• Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient’s efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care.
• Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
  
  
  

The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents will be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of nursing. One (1) to two (2) years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting, and one (1) to two (2) years of recent experience in home care, and one (1) year of hospice care experience preferred.
• Current licensure in State and CPR certification.
• Responsible for supervising hospice aids
• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills
• Must be able to walk and stand for long periods of time; able to lift, position and/or transfer patients. Able to lift supplies and equipment. Considerable reaching, stooping bending, kneeling and/or crouching. Visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.
• Personal car for travel and valid driver’s license
• Carry personal auto liability insurance coverage.
  
  
  

Hours: Monday - Friday - 8a-5p

Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life

Vacation: 80 hours per year - 1st year prorated

AZ Sick Time: 40 hours per year