Hospice RN Case Manager

Optimal Care is where your dedication meets a rewarding career. 

As a clinician owned and operated company, we create the opportunity and environment for each employee to realize their highest potential while maintaining a personalized focus on our Patients and Families every day. We are the Midwest's premier provider of Physician Services, Home Health, and Hospice Care. Our integrated care delivery model incorporates technology, innovation and best practices. We produce value based outcomes by managing chronic disease process, rehabilitation and end of life care.
We live a simple Mission: Serve Together, Provide Value, and Deliver Exceptional Quality Care. 

What does this mean for you? At Optimal Care, you have our resolute commitment to being an exceptional place to work. Your expertise, passion and commitment to exceptional quality care will continue to thrive. With you we can build a remarkable place to work. 

Exceptional Benefits:

• Minimum of 3 Weeks Paid Time Off (PTO) 
• Company Vehicle Program 
• Flexible Work Schedule 
• Mentorship Culture
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance 
• 401(k) Retirement Plan 
• Mileage Reimbursement 
• Cutting Edge Technology

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. 
• Completes assessments specific to the provision of Hospice care, including but not limited to identification of home safety risks, appropriateness of home environment to the delivery of care, availability and capacity of support systems and community resources. 
• Provide appropriate support at the time of death and perform bereavement assessment if requested. 
• Provide positive, supportive communication to physicians, patients, families, facilities, visitors, and other organization personnel. 

Required Qualifications 

• Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate or Baccalaureate School of Nursing 
• Current State License as a Registered Nurse 
• Minimum 1 year of experience as a nurse in a clinical care setting 
• Nursing skills as defined by accepted nursing standards 
• Demonstrates ability to assess and respond to the needs of patients, families, and caregivers in varied settings and to function effectively in the home or nursing facility environment 
• Demonstrates skill in nursing practice, ability to cope with ill, disabled, terminal patients, family emotional stress, and tolerance of individual lifestyles 
• Demonstrates ability to handle multiple priorities, documentation requirements, and deadlines. 
• Reliable transportation and valid automobile insurance coverage  

Desired Qualifications 

• BSN preferred 
• Hospice or home health experience preferred 

Location 

• Office Location: 4760 Fashion Square Blvd, Saginaw, MI 48604 
• Main Service Area:  Mount Pleasant and surrounding 

Hours 

• Office Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday 
• Weekend/On-Call Rotation