Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

RN Case Manager - Hospice, Full-time

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics  •  Vermont (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

RRN Case Manager - Hospice

Full-time Monday- Friday 8am-430pm, rotating weekend coverage.

At the direction of the Clinical Manager, coordinates/manages a case load comprised of Hospice patients. Assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, and evaluates care for each patient/family in conjunction with the hospice interdisciplinary team. Case management includes but is not limited to; comprehensive needs assessments, development of appropriate plan of care, referral to internal and external resources, evaluation of outcomes, and provision of nursing educational, clinical and related services. Supervises the Licensed Nursing Assistants/ Home Health Aides.

Responsibilities

  • Provides a full range of professional nursing care to patients in their homes under the medical direction of a licensed physician.
  • Regularly reevaluates patient's nursing needs and informs physician and other personnel of any changes in patient's condition or needs.
  • Initiates the plan of treatment and any necessary revisions.
  • Supervises the Home Health Aides. Teaches nursing care to be given in the home and reviews and explains the patient care plans.
  • Performs initial and subsequent assessments of patient/family physical, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual and cultural needs to ensure and coordinate the delivery of comprehensive, comfort-focused services through the development of the Hospice patient plan of care.
  • Represents VNH in a positive, proactive manner while participating in community education/support/ PR events.
  • Maintains continuity of patient care by planning and exchanging information with IDT members, Department personnel and other health and social agencies as is appropriate.
  • This job description is not meant to be exhaustive and may be modified as needed. Employees may be assigned other related duties to meet organizational needs.

    Qualifications

    REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

    • Must be a licensed Registered Nurse in Vermont and New Hampshire or hold a compact license.
    • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

    PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

    • Minimum two years’ general experience in a supervised nursing setting recommended.
    • Hospice/Homecare experience preferred.
    • Certified in Hospice/Palliative Care Nursing desirable.

    Required Licensure/Certifications

    • Unencumbered RN license in VT and NH or compact.
    Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

    About Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

    How can the lifestyle in New Hampshire and Vermont compliment your career? You can have amazing 4-season living with a career at one of the top health systems in the country. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock; 4 affiliated hospitals and 30 Dartmouth-Hitchcock ambulatory clinics across the region. We are close to the urban centers of Boston, New York and Montreal, but also offer proximity to the seacoast and multiple top-tier ski mountains within a short driving distance. Throughout New Hampshire, the opportunities – both career and personal – truly make our area the ideal place to work and play.

    Dartmouth-Hitchcock is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    Industry
    Healthcare & Social Services
    Company Size
    5,001-10,000 employees
    Headquarters
    Lebanon, New Hampshire
    Year Founded
    Unknown
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