Home Health RN Case Manager

Home Health RN Case Manager

Requirements

• Nurse, Registered (RN)
• A valid driver’s license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles
• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Earn 10 continuing education credits annually
• One year of medical surgical experience
• Has as demonstrated proficiency for the requirements for RN role
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good documentation skills
• Computer skills
• Good time management and organizational skills
• Familiarity with patient care equipment
• Current Illinois RN license
• Current CPR

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum
• Demonstrates adaptive communication styles based on individual patient needs
• Provides individualized care to promote physical and psychosocial comfort
• Assesses patient and family readiness and involves them in planning and implementing care
• Incorporates an individualized, holistic approach in the plan of care
• Facilitates the patient and family’s right to receive quality, cost effective care
• Mobilizes appropriate resources in response to situations that have the potential to negatively impact patient and family outcomes
• Adapts practice to the latest standards according to evidence-based literature
• Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives
• Participates in efforts to reduce risk and improve patient safety
• Meets regulatory and mandatory requirements on the unit
• Demonstrates a commitment to meeting the learning needs of patients and families
• Utilizes appropriate resources to meet those needs and achieve positive patient outcomes
• Assesses patient and family readiness to learn, and modifies approach as necessary
• Seeks out opportunities to enhance knowledge, skill, and competence of department members
• Demonstrates the use of nursing process as a problem-solving model
• Recognizes changes in clinical situations
• Evaluates and implements changes to the plan of care
• Consistently makes sound clinical decisions, demonstrating the ability to care for patients with complex problems
• Prioritizes and organizes patient care and ensures follow through with planned care
• Initiates referrals and discharge planning for assigned patients and actively coordinates utilizing the interdisciplinary approach
• Applies ethical decision making
• Monitors for confidentiality and assures appropriate business conduct
• Delegates correctly to unlicensed assistive personnel
• Seeks resources for disruptive behavior that impedes care delivery
• Demonstrates respect and understanding for peers and other clinical disciplines
• Participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated approach to care
• Demonstrates leadership behaviors and is committed to the development of self and others
• Participates in unit meetings and activities that improve patient care or administrative systems
• Utilizes available resources to maintain current knowledge base relevant to practice
• Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills, promoting collaboration among healthcare team members
• Demonstrates ability to critique own nursing practice and achieves required certifications or Bachelor’s Degree
• Earns a minimum of 10 contact hours per year

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.