Registered Nurse (RN) - Hospice Case Manager

At Alameda Care Hospice (ACH), we are committed to treating every patient with the same empathy, compassion and understanding that we would show our family. With over 400 employees between Home Health and Hospice, we are the fastest growing agency in the San Francisco Bay Area. We provide patient care in San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Alameda Counties and Salona County.

What you'll do as a Registered Nurse (RN) Hospice Case Manager : Utilize your outstanding clinical skills as you create, implement and execute the overall plan of care for patients in their homes.

• Completes an initial, comprehensive and ongoing assessments of patient and family to determine hospice needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
• Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process.
• Write and initiate plan of care
• Regularly re-evaluates patient and family / caregiver needs
• Participates in revising the plan of care as necessary
• Use health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis
• Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician's plan of care.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
• Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient's efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care.
• Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
• Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient's condition and care given. Records pain / symptom management changes / outcomes as appropriate.
• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient's needs and reports changes in the patient's condition; obtains / receives physicians' orders as required.
• Teaches the patient and family / caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate. Provides medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the physician and recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and families / caregivers. Works in concert with the interdisciplinary group.
• Works in cooperation with the family / caregiver and hospice Interdisciplinary Group Members to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family / caregiver.

Why you should come work for us a Registered Nurse (RN) Hospice Case Manager :

To be a success as a Registered Nurse (RN) Hospice Case Manager :