Hospice RN Case Manager

Optimal care is growing and proactively building our talent pipeline for future opportunities. While this role may not be immediately available, we invite you to submit your resume to this posting. A member of our recruiting team will reach out to discuss opportunities with you.

Optimal Care is where your dedication meets a rewarding career.

As a clinician-owned and operated organization, we empower our team members to provide personalized, compassionate care to patients and families every day.

For 6 consecutive years, we have earned the Great Places to Work certification, and we believe that exceptional care starts with exceptional people. We’re committed to supporting your professional growth, valuing your expertise, and creating an environment where you can do your best work every day.

We are a leading provider of Physician Services, Home Health, and Hospice that encourages collaboration, innovation, and clinical excellence. From chronic disease management and rehabilitation to end-of-life care, our focus is on improving outcomes and enhancing quality of life.

We live a simple Mission

Serve Together, Provide Value, and Deliver Exceptional Quality Care.

Key Responsibilities

• The Hospice RN Case Manager is a trained professional nurse who administers skilled nursing care to patients and families who are terminally ill and meet hospice admission criteria in the home or facility setting.
• May be required to perform admission, routine, respite, or continuous care visits and assess patients within regulatory requirements for hospice.
• Responsible for overall coordination of the care delivered to her/his patient caseload.
• This is accomplished by making regular visits to patients wherever they reside, communicating regularly with the Interdisciplinary Team and Hospice Medical Director, identifying patient, family, caregiver needs and providing those needs in accordance with the attending physician's orders and the IDG plan of care.
• This position requires the ability to build rapport and communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, facilities, and other IDG team members.

In this role you will be responsible for

• Completing initial evaluation and re-evaluating the patient’s nursing needs during each visit.
• Assuming primary responsibility for caseload, including assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating the patient plan of care.