RN Case Manager

Job TitleRN Case Manager Hours Required
40

Job Description and Hours Under the supervision of the Duet Director of Nursing, the Registered Nurse Case Manager will reflect highest standards of nursing practice, be proactive and reactive to the people supported by Duet, and provide nursing care in a manner which promotes quality, continuity, and safety of the person. The Registered Nurse Case Manager independently implements the nursing process and administers skilled professional nursing services, care, and leadership while providing, delegating, evaluating, and coordinating comprehensive professional nursing care.

This person will be responsible for assessing, planning, securing and delivery of health and habilitation supports for people, and will accept responsibility for the direction, monitoring, and delegation of activities related to the provision of medication and additional activities by medication aides. Health care will be provided following physician's orders, and nursing interventions will be documented. The Registered Nurse Case Manager will make decisions, problem-solve, take initiative, and respond to emergencies with minimal direction from supervisors.

The registered nurse case manager will adhere to Duet policy and procedures, as well as applicable laws, and regulations, and standards and will also carry out the mission, core values, and quality commitment of Duet.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Reports to work as scheduled on a regular and reliable basis.
2. Ability to accept work assignments to all division programs and to work as an effective team member at all locations.
3. Adheres to the agency’s Core Values and mission with complete regard for the dignity and respect of each person.
4. Observe person’s Rights.
5. Maintain confidentiality of people supported.
6. Provides professional nursing care utilizing all elements of the nursing process.
7. Ability to understand and support the community-based philosophy while overseeing and ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of the people supported in their homes and/or day programs, thereby being attentive to personal choices and interests.
8. Performs the following functions related to the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of people on the case management caseload.a. Assessment
- Uses physical assessment skills and the data collected from all available resources to formulate a nursing database. Analyzes and interprets data to appropriately prioritize selected nursing diagnoses and identify needs. Performs ongoing assessments/observations at desig nated intervals. Identifies and documents changes in the person's health status that will affect the unlicensed employee’s ability to meet needs. Review annually prior to annual ISP or when significant medical changes occur.b. Planning
- Develops individualized care plans based on scientific knowledge and principles. Collaborates with the person, employees, health care professionals and the ISP team to establish an individualized care plan with person-centered goals and outcomes to achieve optimal health.c. Implementation
- Delegates and monitors to unlicensed employee’s and ensures that employees implement interventions based on the established individualized plan of care. Collaborates with other health care professionals and communicates with unlicensed employees to assure that the needs of the person are being met. Utilizes therapeutic communication techniques that assist the person and employees to resolve or cope with problems appropriately within their scope of practice.d. Evaluation
- Effectively evaluates the individualized plan of care and makes changes as necessary. Evaluates the effectiveness of nursing interventions, and participates with the person,…