Hospice Registered Nurse/Case Manager - RETENTION BONUS!

• Nogales, Arizona & Surrounding areas
• Full Time $10,000 Retention Bonus
• Competitive Weekly Pay
• Excellent Benefits, Plus Pet Insurance!
• Friendly Upper Management & Office Staff
• 30 day pay guarantee
• Travel Time and Fuel Reimbursement

HOSPICE REGISTERED NURSE/CASE MANAGER DUTIES

• Plan, coordinate, and provide hospice care in accordance with the patient's plan of care.

HOSPICE REGISTERED NURSE/CASE MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinates hospice care by working with other team members as well as with the patients/family members to ensure needs are met.
• Perform evaluations for hospice care along with informational visits as needed.
• Consult with the attending physician and Hospice Medical Director concerning changes in patients' condition requiring order changes and/or changes in the plan of care.
• Coordinate patient services with other members of the IDG as well as contracted services, when needed.
• Submit patient visit schedule weekly.
• Participate in IDG and case conferences.
• Discuss with the supervisor if IDG determines that the patient would benefit from contracted services.
• Take responsibility for ensuring patients' plans of care are kept current.
• Actively participates in QAPI meetings and activities.
• Provide education to patients/family members regarding the dying process, plan of care and offers guidance with healthcare decisions.
• Provide dietary counseling, considering health issues and dietary changes at the end of life.
• Perform death visit per agency's policy.
• Participate in the patient's discharge planning process.
• Maintain an on-going knowledge of current drug therapy.
• Adhere to Federal, state and accreditation requirements including Medicare and Medicaid regulations.
• May be requested by a supervisor to fill in for the other nurses.
• Conduct an initial as well as ongoing comprehensive assessments of the patients.
• Obtain a medical history from the patient and/or a family member particularly as it relates to the present condition.
• Explain nursing and other Agency services to patients and families as apart of planning for care.
• Nursing services, treatments and preventative procedures requiring substantial specialized skill and ordered by the physician.
• Observing signs and symptoms and reporting to the physician reactions to treatments, including drugs, as well as changes in the patient's physical or emotional condition.
• Supervise and evaluate the care given by the Hospice Aide at a minimum of once every 14 days and as needed.
• Provide guidance and supervision to the LPN and supervises the LPN a minimum of every 30 days
• Prepare the care plan for the Hospice Aide.

HOSPICE REGISTERED NURSE/CASE MANAGER QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be a graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Must be licensed in the State of Arizona as a Registered Nurse.
• Must have excellent assessment skills and problem-solving skills.
• Should be skillful in organization and in the principles of time management and have knowledge of case management processes.
• Must be a licensed driver with an insured automobile in good working order.
• The ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing.
• Must have no exceptions to RN license, and be able to administer pharmaceuticals, perform medication reconciliation, and any nursing procedures or special treatments needed within the scope of nursing practice for the state.

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