Hospice Case Manager - Saint Louis, MO, United States - BJC HealthCare
Description
Join our amazing hospice team and provide respectful, dignified care for patients in their own homes.RN Case manager is assigned a specific caseload of patients while still completing field visits.
8a- 4:30 Monday-Friday
1-2 days on call for one weekend day 8 a.m. One summer holiday and one winter holiday
*Laptop and cell phone provided
*Mileage Reimbursement - IRS Rate - $.Sign On Bonus up to $15,000
*The BJC RN Career Ladder promotes professional development, leadership, collaboration, education and service excellence and gives staff the opportunity to continue doing what they do best - caring for patients - while having the opportunity to advance to the next step in their career.
BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care.
Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs.BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois.
Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country.
Hospice, the final stage of BJC's continuum of care, is a special kind of caring for patients with a life-limiting illness.
The Hospice staff are sensitive to the physical, psychosocial, emotional and spiritual needs of terminally ill adult and pediatric patients and their families.
We provide a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals and volunteers, specially trained in symptom management, pain control, counseling and bereavement services for the dying.
Our Hospice services include alternative therapies such as music, art and massage therapy.Our Hospice programs provide palliative care by helping patients manage their pain and symptoms while living their lives with daily peace and dignity.
Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.
Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
Educates patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post treatment home care needs and medication administration.
~ Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance. Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care. Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.~ Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs according to standards of care. Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
~ Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing Experience
~ No Experience Supervisor Experience
~ No Experience Licenses & Certifications
~ Bachelor's Degree - Nursing Experience
~ Benefits and Legal Statement BJC Total Rewards At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
~ Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
~ Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
~ Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
~Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
~ Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
~ Adoption assistance