The Registered Nurse Case Manager’s primary purpose is to provide nursing care to acute and chronically ill clients of all ages in their homes utilizing nursing principles that recognize the psychosocial, economic, cultural, and personal health factors that affect the individual’s health status.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- On-Call Rotation (every 10 weeks)
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assume full responsibility for a client from admission to discharge as a Case Manager.
- Identify differences in skilled nursing as defined by third party payers and professional nursing practices.
- Ensure coordination of visits after hours and on weekends and for overflow visits during the week.
- Develop and modify the plan of care in coordination with the physician and client.
- Coordination of ancillary services (i.e. therapies, home care aides).
- Complete all required documentation according to nursing standards of practice, agency policies and reimbursement requirements by third party payers.
- Assist in the implementation of quality assurance and safety procedures.
- Interpret home care policies and procedures to personnel, clients and family members as necessary.
- Review home care policies, procedures, manuals, and job descriptions on a regular basis.
- Maintain an adequate liaison with families and clients.
- Make written and oral reports concerning observations and recommendations to the Supervisor concerning home care aide functioning.
- Responsible for appropriate delegation of assigned tasks to home care aides, companions and licensed nurses.
- Other functions as deemed necessary and appropriate or as may be directed by your supervisor.
- Must have the ability to work well with others as a team.
Educational Requirements:
- Must possess, as a minimum, a Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university.
Experience:
- Must have a minimum of 4-years nursing experience.
- Home care experience desirable with complex home care situations such as IV therapy.
- Rehabilitation experience desirable.
Benefits include:
- Matching 401K
- Paid Time Off
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Approved Paid Mileage
- Life Insurance