RN Case Manager

Niagara Hospice is looking for a compassionate RN to join our home care team as a Case Manager. Hours Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm with a weekend required every 8 weeks and involvement in holiday rotation. Benefits 19 days of paid time off in your first year with increases based on years of service 6 paid holidays Health Insurance - with fully employer paid option available for you and your family Inexpensive insurance options for dental and vision 403b retirement plan Company paid long term disability and basic life insurance Company pension after 1 year of service The RN Case Manager provides total, comprehensive, direct patient care and plan of care oversight through the process of assessment and evaluation. Essential Functions Case finding & Management: provide direct patient care and assessment, oversight of plan-of care development and implementation. Diagnosing: identification & discrimination between physical & psychosocial signs and symptoms essential to effective execution and management of the nursing regimen. Treating: execution of prescribed medical regimen & direct orders from authorized healthcare providers, administer medications and treatments during home visits as needed to effectively control patient symptomatology. Measuring Human Responses & Patient Outcomes: evaluate signs, symptoms and processes which denote individual interaction with an actual or potential health problem. Health Teaching & Counseling: educate patients/families on palliative and end-of-life care and issues in a proactive manner, thoroughly explain procedures to patients before executing the same. Care Supportive of Life and Well Being: demonstrate respect of patient/family choices, values and behaviors, advocates for the choices of patients/families. Professional Communication & Documentation: communicates progress of patients to advanced practitioners accordingly, complete patient profiles/summaries promptly, record patient’s condition, treatment and response, chart required information in the MISYS Homecare System. Indirect Patient Support & Management Activities: place referrals for necessary supportive services; act as a liaison to contracted hospitals and nursing facilities as assigned. Professional Performance: demonstrate knowledge and competencies required of the position, understand & demonstrate knowledge of the NYS Nurse Practice Act, NYS and federal guidelines/codes governing Hospice and the accrediting body. Education & Qualifications RN Licensure in New York State (required) Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing (required) Minimum of three (3) years of nursing experience preferred Valid NYS Drivers License Visit us at NiagaraHospice.org. EOE The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for this position. This is not inclusive of the value of the benefits package, which includes, among other benefits, healthcare/dental/vision, PTO, and retirement. PI287556139 #J-18808-Ljbffr