Hospice Case Manager RN - Hiring Now!

Company: Intrepid USA
Location: Springfield
Posted on: November 21, 2020

Job Description:

Intrepid USA - Our vision makes a difference :

We are a top 10 national home healthcare company with an overall 50 year history of excellence driving our future vision forward.  We are putting a dent in the homecare universe through our commitment to providing affordable, personalized, patient and family centered medical home healthcare, home hospice, private duty homecare and independent living support services delivered in a concierge style, on-demand to create an exceptional patient experience.  What makes our vision different:

Culture driven by servant based leadership with an inverted organization chart. Our clinical teams are at the top and our CEO is at the bottom supporting our organization

Our Care Centers are not franchises. We have a National Support Center helping our Care Center leaders manage and drive their local “family business” style of operations, clinical and patient experience

Our teams manage their local Care Centers where they are embedded in the fabric of the communities they serve

We are committed to caring for our patients just as if they were our family

Why working here is awesome :

Industry leading online training system and modules for continuing education thru Intrepid University

Clinician centric WellSky EHR to improve clinical documentation quality and patient care

Competitive pay with healthcare, dental, vision, pharmacy, Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Account benefits with affordable premiums for Full-time team members

401K available to all team members

Supportive time away through PTO time and company paid holidays for Full-time team members

Mobile benefits access, 98.6 telemedicine access, health education library and health cost estimator for Full-time team members.

Company paid Life Insurance up to $50K and AD&D insurance with the option of additional affordable voluntary life and AD&D available for Full-time team members.

Short and long term disability insurance available at affordable rates for Full-time team members.

Talent science that improves the quality of our talent acquisition, recruiting process and team members

Great work you’ll do here :

The Hospice Case Manager (RN) is a member of the clinical team and leads by example.  The Hospice RN is responsible for delivering professional nursing care to our patients in accordance with the established plan of care.  The Hospice RN offers quality of care when completing face to face time with patients and when completing all documentation.  The Hospice RN complies with all agency policies and procedures.  The RN will provide quality care consistent with all relevant professional standards and state and federal requirements.

Performs comprehensive subjective and objective assessment of the patient status that includes physical, psychosocial, and environmental parameters

Ensures compliance with federal/state regulations governing hospice care services by following policy and procedure consistent with agency standards

Formulates individualized plan of care that incorporates analysis of assessment data; modifies and updates as needed at a minimum of every two weeks on assigned patients, if requested

Provides skilled interventions aimed at achieving realistic outcomes within a specified time period

Interventions are performed within the nursing scope of practice

Assures thorough and accurate documentation with all clinical data including but not limited to: admission through discharge, physician’s orders, skilled nursing visits and changes in conditions

Consistently demonstrates competency with technical nursing skills according to the legal scope of practice

Implements teaching specific to patient/family needs and evaluates and modifies as needed

Performs clinical chart record reviews as requested

Performs on-call responsibilities as assigned

Performs patient visits in an efficient manner, completing and submitting all documentation timely and per branch policy

Determine if the patient meets admission criteria and assists in the assignment of qualified personnel

Assists the physician in developing the plan of care and makes necessary revisions based on the patient’s condition and needs as requested

Prepares clinical progress notes and reviews documentation on a continual basis to ensure compliance with hospice documentation standards

Ensures that adequate medical supplies and equipment are provided and reordered as necessary on assigned patients

Adheres to the organization’s patient care policies including the implementation of patient

Performs on-site supervisory and teaching visits for the evaluation of professional and paraprofessional staff on assigned cases and provides follow-up information to the Agency Management, as requested

Provides orientation, training or in-services to the care team to assure the quality and appropriateness of care provided. Precepts new staff as required

Assures that documentation by HHA is complete and appropriate to the services provided

Assures compliance with the requirements of state licensure and Intrepid policy by following agency protocols

Recommends new policies and/or changes in current policies to improve quality of patient services as well as efficiency and effectiveness of services

Completes other assignments and duties as requested and assigned to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Company

What we’ll love about you :

Passion and commitment to clinical excellence, quality and integrity

Embracing and leading the patient care mission through providing an exceptional patient experience

Positive attitude and ability to fit in as a collaborative team member for patient care

Excellent interpersonal communication and patient/family engagement skills

Commitment to clinical documentation excellence and quality along with ability to educate and inspire others

High energy, focus, work ethic, motivation and commitment to lifelong learning and growth

Flexibility with diverse clients, cultures, and environments allowing you to provide excellent care

Ability to demonstrate clinical skills in both a collaborative and solo contributor capacity

Experience with EHR systems and their implementation/optimization in complex clinical settings

Proficiency with federal, state and governing agency regulations

Participates in continued clinical and in-service education, as well as professional training required by law

Knowledge and comfort level working with technology and enterprise wide support systems and tools

Successful management of a high volume of work, changing priorities as needed

Appropriate judgment and critical thinking in decisions that requiring consideration of regulatory compliance, customer service, patient welfare and company interests

Outstanding presentation, writing and communication skills

Promotes the agency through positive representation and communication of its services

Capable of using professional judgement to delegate selected nursing tasks

Strong ability to be the public face of the organization, and serve as an advocate for Home Healthcare, Home Hospice and other service lines

Creative thinker who embraces thought leadership

Capable of making challenging decisions and willing to take responsibility for them.

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, Bachelor’s degree preferred.

One (1) year experience as an nurse in hospice care or post-acute setting

Management experience not required. Responsible for supervising hospice aides.

Current Registered Nurse licensure (in good standing) in the state(s) of practice

Current CPR certification

Valid driver’s license and automobile insurance

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