RN Case Manager

Company: The Hospice Group
Location: Terre Haute
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

The Hospice Group is looking for a Registered Nurse to join our team. This person is responsible for managing the care of hospice patients. Case Managers are responsible for managing patients pain and end of life care needs. Case managers work along side the Medical Director, LPN, CNAs, Social Worker, and Chaplain to care for all patients.

The ideal candidate will display compassion, education, proficiency and experience while assisting the patient. This critical role assists in creating and managing nursing care plans and will participate in the evaluation of current and future medical needs of the patient.

Responsibilities: 

• Provide exceptional patient care Maintain nursing standards while supporting patients with all applicable medical needs. Create and provide patient care plans as needed or requested. Communicate with the patient, their family and members of the medical team to achieve the desired goals of the patient-care plan.  
• Conduct administrative duties Attend medical conferences and courses for ongoing care and education. Assess patient care plans and identify areas of improvement to ensure quality of care.  

Requirements: 

• A Registered Nurse license to practice nursing in the state of Indiana
• A minimum of six months of recent medical experience
• Must be able to stand or sit for long periods of time  
• Must be able to push, pull, reach, and bend frequently
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds 
• Must be willing to travel

About The Hospice Group:

The Hospice Group is a hospice organization dedicated to patient care and comfort at the end of life.  Our employees enjoy a work culture that promotes work life balance and team collaboration.  

Patients, family members and physicians decide when and what type of help is needed. A team of physicians, nurses, social workers, certified nursing assistants, counselors, chaplains and specially trained volunteers work with the patient's caregiver to coordinate a plan of care. Among its major responsibilities, the interdisciplinary hospice team:

• Manages the patient's pain and symptoms;
• Assists the patient with the emotional and psychosocial and spiritual aspects of dying;
• Provides needed drugs, medical supplies, and equipment;
• Coaches the family on how to care for the patient
• Provides bereavement care and counseling to surviving family and friends.

The Hospice Group benefits include health care, paid time off, paid mileage, paid travel time, vision and dental insurance.

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