AvoCare Palliative- Part Time LPN-Bilingual​/Spanish

Nurse Care Manager

Part‑time

• Coordinate and provide home visits for palliative care patients who have a chronic or serious illness and need symptom management and/or education.
• Document in EMR‑ assessment, patient status, outcome and goals of care after each visit.
• Ensure regulatory compliance with documentation requirements.
• Adhere to HIPAA at all times.
• Identify patient needs and initiate and update goals as needed.
• Communicate and coordinate consistently with team members, other healthcare providers involved in patient care and insurance case managers.
• Act as a liaison and advocate for palliative care patients admitted to the hospital.
• Participate and assist in any quality improvement or other studies involving palliative care.
• Ensure the plan of care for assigned patients is adhered to.
• Attend interdisciplinary team meetings and provide patient updates.
• Participate in regular scheduled staff meetings and in‑services.
• Perform additional duties as agreed upon to meet agency needs.

• RN or LPN with a minimum of 3 years full‑time equivalent experience.
• Past nursing experience should be in a transferable or applicable clinical venue.
• Currently licensed as a Registered or Practical Nurse to practice in the State of Arizona.
• Demonstrates clinical competency, ability to collaborate with others, ability to initiate and plan own work activities, effective time‑management skills and professionalism.
• Possesses and maintains good physical stamina and mental health.

• Notify patient prior to visit and communicate scheduled visits.
• Drive responsibly and safely to and from client’s place of residence.
• Schedule priorities and maintain productivity using time management.
• Provide appropriate and thorough service to patients/clients, ensuring proper completion of services in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with agency policy.
• Always demonstrate respectful customer service and professionalism.
• Determine discipline frequencies according to physician order and/or assessed needs.
• Provide teaching to patient/client, answer health‑related questions and document patient/client/caregiver understanding of education.
• Document patient’s/client’s care using appropriate agency forms and submit to agency within the appropriate timeline.
• Maintain continuity of care and document communications with others within the health care team.
• Demonstrate work that meets quality standards and assist in periodic auditing of paperwork of self/peers.
• Adhere to Agency Code of Conduct, Standards of Practice, and Patients/Patient Rights.
• Demonstrate professionalism in appearance, adhering to agency dress code.
• Have accessible transportation to and from patients’ visits.
• Have the ability to lift 30 pounds and move intermittently throughout the workday, including sitting, standing and bending, pushing, pulling or moving objects and patients/clients.

• Currently licensed as a Practical Nurse to practice in the State of Arizona, or a current multi‑state license from another compact state utilizing its valid compact state license for up to 30 days until an Arizona permanent license is issued.