Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager Lead - Hospice Home Care Kannapolis FT

8:30a-5:00p M-F, Salaried Position, Admin On Call rotation

• →Acts as a resource to employees by assisting with coordination of patient care planning and outcomes. Assists with patient scheduling
  for nursing visits and revisits.
• →Schedules regular interdisciplinary team meetings on a weekly basis and assures collaboration between all disciplines to coordinate
  patient care planning. Educates employees on changes and/or on new material and assists with precepting new hires.
• →Reviews quality and operational reports and data with the teams to improve patient financial and clinical outcomes.
• →Assumes responsibility for caseloads consisting of patients in geographical/specialty areas. Conducts initial assessment to obtain
  thorough physical, social and environmental data. Establishes the plan of care in accordance with the physician orders and patient needs.
• →Provides direct patient care and adjusts nursing care processes as needed. Identifies problems, modifies nursing care plan, and
  evaluates outcomes within an appropriate time frame. Advises and consults with family and other personnel, as appropriate.
• →Provides on-going assessment of patient response to treatments and teaching and applies interventions as appropriate. Updates and
  revises plan of care as indicated. Maintains and updates accurate clinical and patient records according to agency, state, and federal
  guidelines.
• →Completes documentation including visit assessment, development of the POC, and verbal orders accurately and promptly and within
  the standards. Communicates with physicians to confirm and update patients' plan of care. Provides status updates and ensures ongoing
  communication with the physician and other members of the health care team.
• →Facilitates the discharge planning process according to standards and utilizes resources to assure continuity of care after discharge.
  Participates in developing the discharge plan with the patient/family, physician, social worker, and other staff members as appropriate.
   
• →Participates in chart audits and continuous quality improvement activities as requested. Identifies, develops and participates in process
  improvement opportunities that will enhance the quality of the services provided
• →Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must
  demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of
  the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific
  needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed
  further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure:
· Nurse, Registered (RN)
- A valid driver’s license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
Education/Experience Required:
· Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. Typically requires 5 years of experience in clinical nursing.

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