Case Manager - Home Care/Hospice jobs in Maryland

The Registered Nurse coordinates all aspects of the client's home care and interacts with other disciplines as needed.

He/she provides professional care to the client, as indicated by Agency policies, State and Federal laws/ regulations.

In-home, admission visits and eligibility determinations are part of the RN' duties, as is the development of the Care Plan.

The RN also prepares paperwork necessary for Agency policies and federal/state laws and assists with the training and

supervision of Care Aides.

Reporting Relationship

♦ Reports to Agency Manager/Administrator.

Qualification/Prerequisites:

♦ Is a graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing, and is currently licensed as an RN through the State

Board of Nursing.

♦ Has a minimum of one year's nursing experience, preferably with home care experience

♦ Possesses and maintains good physical stamina and mental health and can present a pre-employment health

clearance.

♦ Must be a licensed driver with at least one year clean driving record.

♦ Has a vehicle that is insured in accordance with state and/or Agency requirements and is in good working order.

♦ Has excellent writing and charting skills.

♦ Can pass a background check and drug screen.

Responsibilities/Activities

♦ Assesses the home environment and determines needs of clients.

♦ Records the health needs of the client.

♦ Initiates Nursing or Care Aide’s Care Plan and/or Homemaker/Companion Service Plan and associated paperwork, in

accordance with Agency policy.

♦ Evaluates the effects of the care given and regularly re-evaluates the client’s nursing needs.

♦ Evaluates and revises the Care Plan, as necessary.

♦ Makes referrals to other agencies or services as needed.

♦ Coordinates the care of all assigned clients.

♦ Prepares written instructions for the Care Aide.

♦ Supervises the Care Aide in the home.

♦ Instruct Care Aides in the proper use of practices, procedures and equipment.

♦ Participates in in-service training programs and staff meetings.

♦ Serve as liaisons between clients and other health care professionals.

♦ Teaches, counsels, and demonstrates skills to clients and their families.

♦ Administers medications, monitor clients, and instruct clients on appropriate home care.

♦ Provides services based on the physician’s orders such as, urinary catheter insertion and care, venipuncture and

administration of IV fluids or medications and changing dressings.

♦ Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.

♦ Counsels the client and his/her family in meeting nursing and related needs.

♦ Acts as the coordinator of the health care team.

♦ Provides reports to the client’s physician when the client’s condition changes or there are deviations from the Care Plan

♦ Prepares clinical and progress notes on relevant and specialized nursing services he/she provides.

♦ Maintains a clinical record for each client receiving care.

♦ Submits documentation, as per Agency policy.

♦ Participates in Clinical Record Reviews.

♦ Directs the activities of the Licensed Practical Nurse, if relevant.

♦ Complies with Homecare Agency Compliance Plan.

♦ Complies with Homecare Agency’s Infection Control Policies.

♦ Complies with Homecare Agency’s HIPAA Policies.

♦ Complies with the Homecare Agency dress code.

♦ Complies with all state and local regulations and accreditation standards.

♦ Works weekends, holidays, and occasional overtime, when requested.

♦ Assumes rotational on-call responsibilities for client care during non-office hours.

♦ Projects a professional attitude toward self, clients, and other staff members;

♦ Follows Agency public relation policies regarding outside speaking and professional affiliations, and clears all related

requests with Agency Manager/Administrator.

♦ Assumes other duties, as requested by the Agency Manager/Administrator or Governing Board..

Required Working Knowledge

♦ Medical issues and nursing procedures.

♦ Professional standards and principles.

♦ Other health care disciplines and their role in client and family care.

♦ Home safety for situations, including physical and psychological dangers, for self, clients, and other Agency staff.

♦ Case Management practices.

♦ Clerical procedures such as maintaining records and completing forms.

♦ English language.

Required Skills/Abilities

♦ Adheres to practice standards, as they apply to client care.

♦ Establishes and maintains harmonious relations with clients/families/co-workers.

♦ Makes initial nursing assessment visits .

♦ Assesses both physical and psychological needs of clients and applies the appropriate nursing interventions.

♦ Initiates, coordinates & revises treatment plans.

♦ Evaluates clients' needs continually .

♦ Observes and recognizes changes in clients.

♦ Gives considerations to client's past experiences, finances and other resources.

♦ Render nursing care and perform treatments, such as iv administration, as ordered by the physician

♦ Maintain confidentiality of information relating to client.

♦ Copes effectively with clients, families and all others with varying backgrounds, socioeconomic conditions, and value

judgments.

♦ Applies well-developed communication skills.

♦ Observes accurately and make decisions accordingly.

♦ Honors the wishes of clients

♦ Works with a team and is a good team member.

♦ Can supervise others.

♦ Displays emotional stability and has a sympathetic disposition.

Maintains objectivity in coping with the stress of working with acute, chronic and terminally ill clients.

♦ Uses cognizant approaches to problem solving in delivering client care.

♦ Possesses ingenuity to handle medical and situational emergencies.

♦ Works alone without usual support systems immediately available .

♦ Deals with abrupt schedule changes.

♦ Participates in the quality assurance/quality improvement process.

♦ Prepares accurate, timely and orderly reports & documentation.

♦ Complies with accepted professional standards and principles.

♦ Provides satisfactory references from previous (or current) employers and/or nursing school, and professional peers.

♦ Uses excellent observation, good clinical judgment, and good oral and written communication skills.

♦ Is self-directed with the ability to work with little supervision; has good organizational skills.

♦ Is flexible and cooperative in fulfilling role obligation.

Physical & Mental Demands:

Must be able to complete all physical & mental demands of the job, which may include, but not be limited to the ability to :

♦ lift and transfer clients and carry supplies;

♦ stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear & see;

♦ read normal typewritten print;.

♦ have corrected vision and hearing within normal range;

♦ have manual dexterity with normal range of motion of all extremities;

♦ has the mental fortitude and stability to handle stress;

♦ is physically and mentally able to drive a vehicle.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $38.00 - $48.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 40 per week

Schedule:

• Choose your own hours

Work setting:

• Outpatient

Work Location: On the road