Home Health Registered Nurse Case Manager

We are looking for a Registered Nurse Case Manager with experience in Home Health to join our team in the Topeka and immediately surrounding areas.  Caregivers offers competitive wages, paid mileage, a comprehensive benefits package, and the opportunity to work with a supportive team of experienced professionals.  If you are interested in helping people get better in the comfort of their own homes, please apply and we will be in touch soon!

Job Summary:

A Registered Nurse who is responsible for planning, coordinating, providing and documenting care for a geographically assigned caseload of patients from day of admission through day of discharge.  Utilizing physicians’ orders and professional skills, the RN Case Manager develops and implements a home health plan that meets each patient’s specific needs and is in compliance with federal and state regulations, reimbursement guidelines, as well as Agency policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Performs admission assessment within 24 hours of referral or patient’s return to his/her residence.
• Develops a written plan of care for each patient in the assigned geographic caseload.
• Assesses patient’s condition, initiates plan of care, re-evaluates and updates as necessary.
• Ability to adequately assess and reassess pain.  Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques.  Educates the patient and family regarding pain management.
• Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient’s age.
• Demonstrates knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and patient’s clinical position.
• Follows the five (5) medication rights and reduces the potential for medication errors.
• Provides skilled nursing care.
• Obtains all necessary physician orders and collaborates with physician as patient’s needs dictate.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Initiates case conferences to discuss multidisciplinary team responsibilities, patient progress, plans for continued care, new problems, etc.
• Notifies the Intake Coordinator of patients who need to be seen on weekends or holidays and submits updated nursing care plan to the weekend/holiday nurse.
• Follows up with obtaining lab results and notifying physician of any significant results.
• Establishes patient schedule and indicates which patients may be seen by a part-time RN when caseload prohibits Case Manager from seeing all scheduled patients.
• Re-evaluates the need for continued care on an ongoing basis; initiates recertification as necessary.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. 
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• Experience as an RN commensurate with one of the following:
• One (1) year acute care experience within the last two (2) years;
• One (1) year home healthcare experience within the last two (2) years;
• One (1) year community health or public health experience within the last two (2) years;
• One (1) year outpatient facility experience within the last two years;
• Credentials in specialty area, i.e., phlebotomy, IV, ET.
• Current health certificate/physical examination and TB testing.
• Full command of verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities with the ability to relate well to staff and other professionals