Hospice RN Case Manager in OC

Company: Reliance Hospice and Palliative Care
Location: Orange
Posted on: April 4, 2021

Job Description:

**SIGN ON BONUS INCLUDED**
The RN Case Manager works closely with the Interdisciplinary team to:

• Provide quality care to the patients and family
• Coordinate and admit patients in a timely manner
• Assess patient for appropriateness for admission to hospice using the LCD's, federal and state regulations, Hospice policy and procedures, and clinical knowledge base as guidelines
• Report to DPCS, Medical Director and patient PCP on patient condition and status at admission
• Provide hands-on clinical nursing, interacting with patients, family, physicians, Interdisciplinary Team members, and other health care professionals involved in the patient's care.
• Assess and coordinate a pain/symptom management program formulated with the participation of family and patient, attending physician and the Interdisciplinary Team, utilizing pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods of pain/symptom control to enhance quality of life.
• Support and education for families based on the hospice philosophy of care. Care includes physical, psychological, spiritual and financial comfort.
• Participate in Interdisciplinary Team meetings and up-dates the Plan of Care (POC) for assigned patients based on identified problems and needs
• Manage medication profile to ensure hospice is providing medications related to disease process and symptom management
• Ensure the POC involves the active participation of the patient, family, PCP and the Interdisciplinary Team
• Provide consultation and supervision to all CHHA and LVN's involved in the care of the patient
• Participate in the performance evaluation of clinical members of CHHA and LVN involved with the care of caseload

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