Registered Nurse (RN) - Hospice Case Manager - Southeast City/Suburbs

Full-time Registered Nurse Hospice Case Manager position in the Blue Team - Hospice department, located in Hazel Crest, IL (17850 Kedzie Ave). Weekday working hours are 8 AM - 4:30 PM, with on-call requirements for one winter and one summer holiday (12 hours, 8 AM - 8 PM). Blue team territories include Worth, Palos Heights, Palos Park, Crestwood, Orland Park, Orland Hills, and Alsip, Illinois areas. Pay range listed as $38.20 - $57.30. Benefits eligible.

Responsibilities

Identify and coordinate patient/family care to support terminally ill patients and families in all hospice settings; maintain patient/family contact at the Case Manager's discretion and a minimum of every 15 days; educate patients and families on disease processes, trajectory, management, hospice philosophy, and signs and symptoms of decline and end of life; update the primary physician as indicated; continuously review caseload for appropriate utilization of services and hospice level of care criteria; make referrals to other team members; administer medication and treatments as prescribed by the physician; lead the interdisciplinary care group (IDG) for each patient and family; develop, revise, and implement the Plan of Care; coordinate services and arrange equipment and supplies; enter and update documentation in the electronic health record; provide ongoing assessment of patient response to treatments and medications; communicate changes in condition to physicians, supervisor, and IDG; enter verbal orders from the physician or APN into the EHR; supervise Home Health Aide and licensed practical nurse supervisory visits and instruct paraprofessional staff; facilitate discharge planning and use community resources to ensure continuity of care; utilize proper body mechanics and safety techniques when lifting, positioning, and transporting patients; orient and mentor new staff as requested; WI only: conduct OASIS and hospice initial and comprehensive assessments

Requirements

Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices; Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA), to be obtained upon hire unless department leader determines it is not required; valid driver's license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles; completion of an accredited or approved program in Nursing; typically 1-2 years of nursing experience including home health, hospice, medical/surgical, long term care, emergency care/ICU, oncology, or similar; competent in principles of deformity prevention, normal range of motion, body mechanics and body alignment, and fundamental principles of human behavior and the effects of stress; excellent awareness and perception skills; excellent communication and interpersonal skills; excellent decision making and critical thinking skills, with ability to work independently; excellent prioritization and organizational skills; ability to lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist, lift up to 20 lbs over the head, and carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance; ability to push/pull with 30 lbs of force and perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs with a second person present; ability to work safely with people of various sizes, weights, and complex medical conditions; physical agility and stamina to move in confined spaces, including bending, kneeling, squatting, and occasionally reaching overhead; functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch with fine-hand manipulation skills; ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job

Benefits

Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay; incentive pay for select positions; opportunity for annual increases based on performance; Paid Time Off programs; medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits; Flexible Spending Accounts for health care and dependent care; adoption assistance and paid parental leave; defined contribution retirement plan with employer match; financial wellness programs; Educational Assistance Program; external candidates may be eligible for a $3,000 sign-on bonus