RN Case Manager - High Point, United States - Hospice of The Piedmont, Inc

Description

Job Description

Essential Duties

• Plan, provide, supervise and document safe, competent and compassionate hospice nursing care for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures.
• Develops and coordinates plan of care in collaboration with patient, significant others, and interdisciplinary care team members to focus on holistic needs of patient in order to assure satisfactory outcomes and achieve patient care goals.
• Makes nursing visits according to the Plan of Care. Delegates appropriate interventions to LPN and nurse aides. Follows organizational policy at time of death.
• Provides direct patient care according to the plan of care and in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act and Hospice Standards of Practice.
• Acts in a professional manner to collaborate with physicians, other health care providers, and interdisciplinary team members and makes timely reports of pertinent information to appropriate health care professionals.
• Accurately and timely documents nursing assessment, interventions, and updates to Plan of Care according to the nursing standards of this organization.
• Delegates tasks and supervises the activities of nurse aides and LPNs and documents supervision according to organizational policy.