RN Case Manager - Stone Mountain​/Clarkston​/Tucker​/Chamblee​/Lilburn

RN Case Manager at Longleaf Hospice and Palliative Care provides nursing care to patients, including coordinating patient/family care with the Interdisciplinary Team and other healthcare providers.

• Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine hospice care needs; provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness
• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis
• Triages calls and assists patient/primary caregiver with problem resolution
• Teaches and counsels patients and families in meeting nursing and related needs
• Makes visits for symptom management and support as needed
• Modifies patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions
• Maintains current, accurate, detailed reports in accordance with policy
• Monitors, records and reports symptoms and changes in patients' condition to the IDG
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan
• Obtains and receives physician orders as required
• Pronouncement of patients

• Current license to practice as a registered professional nurse in Georgia
• Current and continued CPR certification
• At least one or two years of recent home care experience; hospice experience preferred
• Good verbal and written communication and problem solving skills
• Responsible, valid driver’s license; reliable, insured, automobile for making home visits required