RN Case Manager

Home Health Case Manager - Northland Territory

As a health care professional, you have an innate need to help people. To achieve your goals, you have dedicated years to becoming a skilled clinician, excellent communicator, and first-rate relationship builder. At Village Home Health, a John Knox Village service, we embrace your passion and special skillset and invite you to consider joining our team of likeminded healthcare professionals.

Because Village Home Health cares for patients in their homes throughout the Kansas City Metropolitan Area our nurses have the privilege of forming close relationships with their direct-care patients. We are looking to expand our in-home services and become a trusted health care partner in Missouri's Cass County.

"Enriching Lives, Building Community"

Like other home health agencies, we want outstanding patient outcomes. What differentiates us is that we are part of the John Knox Village life plan community, which has a full continuum of health care services and a long legacy of providing excellent care in Lee's Summit and beyond. Guided by the Village's mission and values, we are committed to providing quality, compassionate care;

nurturing strong relationships; and elevating your professional expertise. We also understand the need to balance professional and personal lives and offer competitive pay and flexible schedules as well as a health, dental and vision insurances; retirement with company plan; and a robust array of additional benefits.

JOB SUMMARY

The Registered Nurse Care Team Leader (Case Manager) provides professional nursing services in accordance with physicians' orders or plan of care to patients age 18 and older for a wide range of diagnoses. The RN, CTL is responsible for determining the nursing needs for an assigned group of patients/residents, initiating the plan, and evaluating the effectiveness of the plan of care.

Supportive of Village mission and values. Completes training hours as required by policy.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

* Effectively and timely provides for the comfort and well-being of patients by assessing conditions, processing physicians' orders, providing treatments and administering prescribed drugs.

* Timely and effectively coordinates nursing care for patients and educates the patients/residents and family about the care.

* Timely delegates appropriate aspects of nursing care to staff which includes evaluating, monitoring and assuring delivery of care.

* Accurately and timely documents patients/residents progress toward goals and other observations.

* Reports patients/residents changes, needs and/or requirements to the appropriate staff.

* The responsibilities described above represent the primary responsibilities of the job. Other responsibilities may be assigned by the supervisor as warranted by business needs. The incumbent is expected to perform all assigned responsibilities.

* Requires significant drive time in personal vehicle.

* The responsibilities described above represent the primary responsibilities of the job. Other responsibilities may be assigned by the supervisor as warranted by business needs. The incumbent is expected to perform all assigned responsibilities.

* Adheres to all safety regulations and requirements.

* Handles stress well and gets along with others within the workplace and with customers outside the department.

* Maintains acceptable standards of workplace conduct.

The responsibilities described above represent the primary responsibilities of the job. Other responsibilities may be assigned by the supervisor as warranted by business needs. The incumbent is expected to perform all assigned responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

This job minimally requires an associate's degree professional nursing (ADN)

Licenses/Certifications:

* Must be a Registered Nurse by both Missouri and Kansas State Board of Nursing.

* Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or ability to obtain prior to direct patient contact

* Valid driver's license and proof of insurance required.

Knowledge and Skills (required unless otherwise noted):

* Basic level knowledge of Microsoft operating system and Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

* Ability to manage multiple tasks and responsibilities at the same time.

* If working in Home Health and Village House, must be able to work autonomously.

* Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

* Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

* Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public

* Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

* Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts,…