RN Case Manager- Hospice

How You’ll Help Transform Healthcare:

Roanoke Region- Sign on Bonus Eligible. Up to $30K.

Responsibilities, but not limited to:

• Demonstrates understanding of Hospice concept of care and the complex issues related to caring for the terminally ill.  Provides competent, compassionate care in a variety of settings. 
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care to achieve optimum patient outcomes.  Promotes safety during vulnerable periods of transition and upholds a culture of patient centered care. 
• Age specific admission and ongoing assessments are completed, documented and used to develop a plan of care.
• Collaborates with members of the hospice team/patient/family to develop, implement, and evaluate an age-specific interdisciplinary plan of care.  Revises plan according to changes in patient status.
• Responsible for managing all aspects of patient care.  Case conferences on assigned patient during regularly scheduled interdisciplinary meetings. 
• Treatments and medications for patients of all ages are accurately administered and documented utilizing automated computer systems, including electronic medical records. 
• Ensures patient care orders are current, accurate, implemented, and evaluated for effectiveness per providers' orders. 
• Patient/family (caregiver) educational needs are identified in a timely manner, incorporated into the plan of care, implemented, and documented appropriately. 
• Participates in performance improvement activities.  Maintains awareness of outcomes/scorecard measures - works towards positive results.  Assists with providing evidence-based educational activities. 
• Consistently demonstrates the role of patient advocate, protector of patients' rights, and providers of psychological/social/cultural support.
• Exhibits clinical expertise in rapidly changing environment.  

Plans strategies to prevent avoidable re-hospitalizations, reduce length of stay, turn-around time and resource consumption, and improve patient outcomes.

Make the most of your clinical skills at an organization that has earned numerous awards for clinical excellence. Based in Roanoke, Virginia, our community-based healthcare network encompasses seven hospitals‐including a U.S. News & World Report Top 10 Hospital and two Magnet®-designated hospitals‐multi-specialty physician practices, and affiliations with prestigious academic medical institutions.

Based in Roanoke, Virginia, we’re a regional leader that inspires optimal health through compassionate care, medical education and research, and neighborhood outreach. Realize the advantages of joining and a regional healthcare leader, including supportive leadership, inter-professional teams, state-of-the-art technology innovative learning and training, and advancement potential.

What We Require:

Education:  Graduate of school of professional nursing.

Experience:  One (1) year experience in hospice, home health, oncology, or medical surgical nursing preferred 

Licensure, certification, and/or registration:  Currently licensed as Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia or new graduate of approved program eligible to sit for the Virginia licensure exam.  For Home Health, must have valid Virginia Drivers License and pass a Criminal Record Check as per Virginia state law. Must obtain /maintain AHA BLS-HCP.                                                  

Other Minimum  Qualifications:  Must successfully complete orientation and competency requirements.  Keyboarding skills required for automated computer systems, including electronic medical records.  Must be able to meet essential job functions.

About Carilion

Below are our core values that we strive to embody and expect of all our team members:

Collaboration: Working together with purpose to achieve shared goals.

Commitment:  Unwavering in our quest for exceptional quality and service.

Compassion:  Putting heart into everything we do.

Courage:  Doing what’s right for our patients without question.

Curiosity:  Fostering creativity and innovation in our pursuit of excellence.