Hospice RN Case Manager
Beth Israel Lahey Health
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Beth Israel Lahey Health at Home • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United States
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Junior
About the role
- The Hospice RN Case Manager plans and delivers care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation
- Complete and document an initial assessment of patient and family to determine hospice care needs
- Perform a complete physical assessment of patient and history of current and previous illness(es)
- Provide information to the patient and family regarding the dying process and expectations
- Develop a patient-specific plan of care, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and palliative nursing actions with emphasis on pain and symptom management
- Provide instruction to patient and family regarding medication actions, side effects, dosage, route, and frequency
- Provide documentation of services utilizing problem-oriented record
- Instruct and supervise care given by Hospice Aides
- Supervise the care provided by the Hospice Aide every two (2) weeks minimally, and as needed
- Participate in bi-weekly hospice case conference or as required
Requirements
- Associate’s Degree or BSN (preferred) from an accredited school of nursing
- An active valid Massachusetts RN license
- An active American Health Association BLS certification
- At least 1 year of direct care nursing experience, preferably the area of public health or home care nursing
- EPIC experience is preferred
Benefits
- A highly competitive salary & benefits package, including generous PTO
- 403(b)
- tuition reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
nursing processpatient assessmentcare planninginterventionimplementationevaluationpain managementsymptom managementmedication managementdocumentation
Soft skills
communicationsupervisioninstructionorganizational skillsinterpersonal skills
Certifications
RN licenseBLS certification