RN Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager

Overview

Hospice Case Manager Field RN This is your chance to make a difference in end of life care. The ideal candidate will have strong assessment skills, IV skills and be willing to grow into the position while building this well supported BJC initiative.

Additional Information About The Role

Location Illinois Region

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• BJC Career Ladder Progression

• The BJC RN Career Ladder differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater St. Louis area.
• This is a tool to empower nurses to work at the top of their license and own their career progression.
• 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.
• Moves to higher ladder levels will result in a percentage increase of current pay that aligns with the new job description
• Must be willing to provide coverage in all St. Louis regions during on-call
• Position requires registration with the Family Care Safety Registry

Schedule

Monday through Friday days 8 a.m.

- 4:30 p.m. with Weekend/on-call/holiday rotation

Perks

• Cell phone, laptop and safety support provided
• IRS mileage reimbursement rates
• Sign-on bonus up to $15,000
• Career Ladder eligible*

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. Services are provided in the comfort of the patient s home or skilled nursing facility. 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.

• Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
• Develop, implement, and document individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with established guidelines and standards of nursing care. Proactively plan and ensure communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Promote respect, equity and empathy in interactions with diverse and vulnerable populations through care delivery. Practice collaborative problem solving, service recovery and advocacy for patient-family centered continuity of care. Implement care by integrating data from the interprofessional team and critical thinking in a safe and timely manner.
• Evaluate changes in patient s condition, inform and collaborate with family and/or caregivers, and communicate with the interprofessional team as changes occur in the plan of care. Update the plan of care in EMR. Ensure evidence-based practice and quality patient outcomes.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Education

• Nursing…