Nursing, Healthcare Nursing, RN Nurse

Metairie, LA, United States | Posted on 09/26/2023

Sage Group Health Care  Staffing is seeking RN Hospice Case Manager for a 13-week travel /contract position in Metairie, LA. Accepting both local and traveler candidates.

Position Name: RN Hospice Case Manager

Specialty: Home Health Hospice

Start Date : ASAP

Employment Type: Full-time, Travel,Contract, Temporary

Contract Length: 13 weeks contract
-Accepting Local and Travel Candidates

Pay Rate:

Range $1900 to $2100 Weekly Gross pay (Non-taxable travel/housing and M&I stipend available for qualified/eligible travelers)

Mileage Reimbursement: $0.50/mile for distance covered between patient home appointments

Unit: Home Health

Shift: 8 Hours;
Days, 8a – 5p

Schedule: 40 hours / week guaranteed, 5 shifts per week, Mon-Fri

• Registered Nurse: 2years - Required
• Recent/Current Home Health Nursing experience: 1 year – Required
• Recent/Current Hospice Nursing experience: 1 year – Required
• Hospice Case Management experience – Highly preferred
• Home Care Home Base(HCHB) charting experience – Highly preferred
• Must have valid
  
  Driver’s License and Personal Auto Insurance
• Must be Covid Vaccinated or provide medical or religious exemption

• ASN or an equivalent– Required
• BSN or an equivalent– Highly preferred
• RN License for Stateof LA or Compact - Required
• BLS Certification from AHA or American Red Cross - Required

• Provide and coordinate care for assigned patients in comfort of their homes.
• Develop and implementnursing care plans including Start of Care and admissions as assigned.
• Support patient recovery and ability to stay at home - enabling them to spend quality timewith their loved ones and doing the activities they enjoy.
• Empower patients and families to reach healthcare goals by educating them on disease management.
• Provide Hospice nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice asdefined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures,and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures.
• Ensure physicians’orders are legible if taken verbally and transcribed appropriately perpolicy and procedure.
• Ensure patients’status is assessed on an ongoing basis and pertinent information is gathered and documented.
• Notify physicians of significant changes in status.
• Document and complete charting for all patient visits within 24 hours.
• Provide bereavement support to patients' families as needed.
• Territories to cover:
  
  Metairie and surrounding areas