Hospice RN Case Manager

We would like to invite you to consider joining the Compass Hospice team. Compass Hospice has been providing hospice & palliative services to our communities since 1985. While we feel that working in this industry is a calling and we know that it is not something that everyone will consider, we invite those who feel led to review the opening below.

When you accept a position with Compass you are fulfilling a role that is much larger than any one person. Our positions are designed to support one another so that we can focus on what matters the most – providing excellent care to our patients and their family members during a most sacred time.

The Hospice Nurse Case Manager works under the general direction of the Director of Clinical Services, and the patients' attending physician in the provision of skilled nursing assessment, planning, and care to maximize the comfort and health of patients and their families. The hospice nurse is responsible for identifying patient/family needs and for providing supportive care in accordance with the attending physician's orders, plan of care, and Compass Regional Hospice (Compass) policy and procedures.

The Hospice Nurse Case Manager may also function as a Visiting Nurse or Admissions Nurse.

Reports to:

Director of Clinical Services

• Promote hospice philosophy.
• Assume primary responsibility for a patient/family caseload that includes assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating phases of the nursing process.
• Initiate communication with attending physicians, other hospice staff members and other agencies as needed to coordinate optimal care and use of resources for the patient/family.
• Maintain regular communication with the Director of Clinical Services to review caseload.
• Maintain regular communication with the attending physician concerning patient/family status.
• Obtain data on physical, psychological, social and spiritual factors that may influence patient/family health status and incorporate data into the plan of care.
• Maintain up-to-date patient records to ensure problems, plans, actions, and goals are accurately and clearly stated, and changes are reflected as they occur.
• Seek input from other team members regarding the patient's plan of care to obtain additional knowledge and support.
• Accept responsibility for coordinating physical care of the patient by teaching primary caregivers, volunteers, and employed caregivers or by providing direct care as appropriate.
• Meet regularly with hospice clinical staff to review problems or unique issues from caseloads, share professional support, and exchange feedback aimed toward enhancing professional growth.
• Attend patient meetings and facilitate discussion of issues from case load for full staff discussion, consultation, and evaluation.
• Supervise and update the health aide plan of care every two weeks or more frequently as needed.
• Inform the Director of Clinical Services of unusual or potentially problematic patient/family issues.
• Responds to patients/families of other hospice nurses during on-call times, or as requested by the Director of Clinical Services to meet patient/family needs during the absence of other hospice nurses.
• Provide appropriate support at time of death and period of bereavement.
• Take responsibility and accountability for own nursing practice, continuing education, and professional development.
• Promotes involvement of the patient/family in the plan of care with emphasis placed on pain and symptom management, emotional and spiritual support.

• Registered Nurse from an accredited college or university.
• Possession of a current license to practice as a registered professional nurse in the State of Maryland.
• 2-3 years of varied work experience as a professional nurse, hospice experience preferred.
• 1-2 years' experience working in an acute care setting. (A new registered nurse may be accepted for employment upon agreement to participate in and completion of Compass' Preceptor Program, an intensive orientation program.)
• Skilled in nursing practice, able to cope with family emotional stress and tolerance of…