Hospice RN Case Manager - Easley​/Pickens​/Piedmont, SC

Hospice RN Case Manager - Easley/Pickens/Piedmont, SC

Patriot Healthcare is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to serve as a Case Manager supporting patients and families in hospice care.

A team‑first culture that values expertise, supportive leadership, competitive pay, flexible schedules, manageable caseloads, and opportunities for professional growth.

• Steward the philosophy/mission of Patriot Healthcare which focuses on human dignity and respectful response to the needs of persons with life‑threatening or chronic illnesses.
• Serve as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) and attend meetings.
• Follow the Nursing Standards of Patriot Healthcare.
• Demonstrate familiarity with policies of the hospice, state, and federal regulations pertaining to hospice and general nursing services.
• Implement hospice nursing care in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines.
• Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the Director of Clinical Services as necessary, concerning the operation of the nursing service department.
• Participate in the hospice quality assurance program as directed by the Director of Clinical Services.
• Build effective relationships with contracted facility nursing staff to ensure that the hospice care service is well integrated into the facility plan of care for hospice patients.
• Maintain full and appropriate documentation of direct patient care services to support successful professional billing of these services.
• Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.
• Supervise hospice aide care.
• Supervise CNA schedules.
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals in accordance with the hospice’s policies and procedures governing accidents and incidents.

• Accept responsibility for coordinating the physical care of the patient, teaching primary caregivers, volunteers, and family members as necessary.
• Maintain up‑to‑date patient records so that problems, plans, actions, and goals are accurately and clearly stated and changes are reflected as they occur.
• Inform hospice and facility staff of unusual or potentially problematic patient and/or family issues.
• Provide appropriate support at the time of death.
• Provide the Director of Clinical Services with information relative to the nursing needs of the patient.
• Initiate communication with hospice physicians, attending physicians, other hospice staff members, facility staff, and other agencies as needed to coordinate care and use of resources for the patient and family.
• Maintain regular communication with facility nursing staff to review care including attending SNF care plan meetings.
• Assign personal care tasks to hospice aides according to the plan of care.
• Maintain a liaison with the patient, their families, support departments, etc., to adequately plan for the patients’s needs.

Must possess a Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university and be licensed as a Registered Nurse in South Carolina. One year of experience as a nurse in a hospital, long‑term care facility, or other related health‑care facility is preferred; hospice experience is also preferred.

Full‑time