Home Health RN Case Manager
Location: Tempe Arizona
Description: CareSouth is looking of Home Health RN Case Manager right now, this position will be placed in Arizona. More complete informations about this position opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Position Qualifications:
1. Licensed registered nurse in the State served by the Agency.
2. Possesses and maintains current CPR certification.
3. A minimum of three (3) years of experience as a professional nurse is preferred, along with at least one (1) year of experience in the field of community health; and/or
4. Completion of a Baccalaureate Degree program approved by the National League for Nursing for Public Health preparation is preferred.
5. Must have reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license and current automobile liabil! ity insurance.
6. Clinical supervision experience pre! ferred.
Continuing Education Requirements: Organization personnel are expected to participate in appropriate continuing education as may be requested and/or required by their immediate supervisor. In addition, organization personnel are expected to accept personal responsibility for other educational activities to enhance job related skills and abilities. All personnel must attend mandatory educational programs.
Job Description:
Job Description Summary:
The Case Manager is a Registered Nurse who directs and supervises all personnel involved in patient care within a specific geographic area. They are responsible for the care of patients and the allocation of agency resources.
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities:
A. Makes initial patient evaluation visits. Consults with the attending physician in establishing and updating the plan of care.
B. In conjunction with the Clinical Manager, assigns pati! ents to Nurses and other members of the health team.
C. Consults with the Clinical Manager with problems concerning the admission of patients to Agency care and coordination of services.
D. Reports all personnel matters requiring action to the Clinical Manager.
E. Assists Clinical Manager in the supervision of Nurses and Home Health Aides:
1. Is knowledgeable of the patient.
2. May receive reports from the Nurses.
3. Supervises Nurses, Therapist and Home Health Aides rendering patient care within a specific area as it relates to the patient’s plan of care
F. Reviews plans for patient treatment and notifies team members of any changes that may pertain to them and ensures that the Clinical Manager is informed.
G. Participates in the nurse on-call system of the agency as appropriate.
H. Attends nursing service meetings and combined therapy and nursing service meetings.
I. Participates in staff de! velopment activities.
J. Strives to continually improve their ! nursing knowledge through attendance at workshops, conference, professional organization meetings and individual research and reading.
K. Participates in the evaluation of the nursing program.
L. Initiates and conducts Care Team Conferences for their patients.
M. Conducts or designates a RN to do phone follow-up with patients per agency protocols.
N. Completes assessments, re-assessments, resumption of care and provides related supervision in a timely manner.
O. Determines the need for additional episodes of care and performs all necessary visits and documentation.
P. Reviews medical records for assigned case load�
Q. Completes Discharges to assure that all records are in compliance with agency policies and procedures.
R. Monitors utilization ranges for each HHRG.
S. Insures all transfer paperwork is completed in the event a patient is transferred to a hospital.
T. Follows all priva! cy policies of CareSouth and maintain the confidentiality of protected healthcare information (PHI).
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to CareSouth.
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This position starts available on: Sat, 07 Dec 2013 07:47:18 GMT
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