RN Case Manager-Hospice

Overview

$10,000 Sign On Bonus

Full Time; 1st Shift; Days with on call rotation

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.  

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.  Here are just a few:      

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.   

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.  

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.   

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.   

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience. 

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

Patient Care/Care Coordination

• Ensures compassionate, empathetic quality and safe delivery of services to patients according to care plan.
• Consistently utilizes a patient-centered approach considering physical, psych/social, spiritual, educational, safety and related criteria appropriate to the age of the patients served in hospice.
• Integrates and coordinates the care of the at-risk population across the healthcare continuum making assessments, planning interventions working closely with providers and overall patient care team.
• Facilitates the interdisciplinary plan of care to meet multiple service needs as well as promote continuity through elimination of fragmentation of care/service.
• Delivers quality care consistent with Hospice Conditions of Participation, qualifying hospice criteria, payer coverage criteria, and providing visits/treatments consistent with the plan of care to honor patient/ family values/ wishes
• Makes visits to the homes of patients and assumes responsibility for an ongoing interdisciplinary assessment of the patient.
• Performs initial, comprehensive, and recertification assessments on all patients in accordance with agency policies and procedures.
• Performs nursing assessment at each visit in accordance with agency policies and procedures.Provides education to patients and family members to understand the following as well as any additional education needs identified by the assessing clinician and/or physicians:
  • Medications purpose, use, side effects, potential adverse effects
  • Proper use, safety hazards, and infection control issues related to the use and maintenance of any equipment provided
  • Patient plan of care
  • Emergency preparedness
  • Disease progression and management of symptoms · Provides the services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care.

Qualifications

Education:

• Graduate of State Board approved program for Registered Nurses

Experience:

• One year nursing experience caring for similar patient population as to be assigned.

License(s)/Certification(s):

• Valid license as an RN in state(s) where providing care
• Valid licensed driver with automobile insurance in accordance with state(s)

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