Nursing, Healthcare Nursing, RN Nurse

Paducah, United States | Posted on 08/15/2024

Sage Group Health Care  Staffing is seeking Hospice RN Case Manager for a 13-week travel/ contract position in Paducah, KY Accepting both local and traveler candidates. Candidates with both KY and IL RN licenses are highly preferred

Position Name: Registered Nurse Hospice Case Manager

Location: Paducah, Kentucky

Specialty: Home Health, Hospice

Start Date: ASAP

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

Contract Length: 13 weeks-Accepting Local and Travel Candidates

Pay Rate:

Range $2120 to $2160 Weekly Gross pay (Non-taxable travel/housing and M&I stipend available for qualified/eligible travelers)

Mileage Reimbursement: $0.49/mile for distance covered between patient home appointments

Unit: Home Health, Hospice

Shift: 8 Hours;
Days, 8a – 5p

Schedule: 40 hours / week guaranteed, 5 shifts per week, Mon-Fri, No call or weekend

• Registered Nurse: 2 years
  - Required
• Recent/Current Hospice Nursing experience in a home health setting: 1 year within last 3 years
  - Required
• Home Care Home Base (HCHB) charting experience
  - Required
• OASIS experience: 1 year
  - Highly preferred
• Must have valid Driver’s License and Personal Auto Insurance
• Must be Covid Vaccinated orprovide medical or religious exemption

• ASN or an equivalent – Required
• BSN or an equivalent – Highly preferred
• RN License for State of KY or Compact
  - Required
• RN License for State of IL
  - Highly preferred
• BLS Certification from AHA or American Red Cross
  - Required

• Provide and coordinate care for assigned hospice patients in comfort of their homes.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans including Start of Care and admissions as assigned.
• Support patient recovery and ability to stay at home - enabling them to spend quality time with 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 as defined 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 per policy 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 patient’s families as needed.
• If required, serve patients in IL counties across the river.
• Territories to cover:
  Counties in Kentucky:
  Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon, Caldwell, Trigg,Christian, Marshal, Graves, McCracken, Ballard, Carlisle, Hickman, and Fultonand Counties in Illinois:
  Johnson, Pope, Massac