RN Case Manager

POSITION SUMMARY: The Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of patient care services through coordination, and supervision of the patients. The registered nurse follows the POC and supervises the staff delivering care. The registered nurse participates in quality improvement activities within the Agency promoting overall compliance with State and Federal guidelines and professional standards of practice. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: Must be a registered nurse with a public health, home health care, hospice, or hospital background Must have at least one year clinical experience PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS: Must be able to hear and speak in a manner understood by most persons. Must be able to travel to prospective patient’s place of residence Must be able to stoop and bend; must be able to lift and transfer patients DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides skilled nursing services in accordance with the orders of a physician and under the plan of care in a patient’s home. Has the responsibility for the observation, assessment, nursing diagnosis, counsel, care and health teaching of the hospice patient and family. Performs, completes and documents initial and ongoing assessment of the impact of the terminal diagnosis on the patient’s physical, functional, psychosocial and environmental needs and activities of daily living including