RN Case Manager-Hospice

LHC Group - Baton Rouge, LA

Job Title: RN Case Manager-Hospice

Position: Hospice RN

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City: Baton Rouge

State: LA

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Assumes full nursing responsibility for the delivery of the Plan of Care for each hospice patient.
Continuously evaluates personal and professional performance and makes necessary changes to increase productivity and quality of care delivered.
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.

Experience: One year of clinical experience.

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COVID-19 Requirements: Not Specified

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