RN Case Manager (Hospice)

LHC Group - Augusta, GA

Full-time - Entry Level

Augusta, GA

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Registered Nurse Case Manager at Trinity Hospice Services of Augusta is responsible for delivering comprehensive end-of-life care to hospice patients. This role emphasizes building trusting relationships with patients and their families, ensuring high-quality care, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to meet the physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs of patients. The position is integral to the hospice care process, requiring continuous evaluation and adjustment of care plans to enhance patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Assumes full nursing responsibility for the delivery of the plan of care for each hospice patient.
• Makes the initial nursing evaluation in determining eligibility for hospice services during visit within forty-eight (48) hours of referral.
• Identifies the patient's/family's physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs and re-assesses as needed, no less than every fifteen (15) days.
• Initiates and coordinates the plan of care.
• Documents problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care.
• Collaborates with the patient/family, attending physician and other members of the IDG in providing patient and family care daily.
• Instructs and supervises the patient/family in self-care techniques when appropriate.
• Maintains accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding the patient's condition.

Requirements

• One year of clinical experience.
• Current RN licensure in the state of practice.
• Current CPR Certification.
• Current driver's license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.

Benefits

• Employee-focused wellness and support programs
• Incredible team support and empathetic leadership