Registered Nurse (RN) Case Manager

What Youll Do:

• Provides services in accordance with the plan of care.
• Makes the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluates the patient's nursing needs.
• Initiates the plan of care and necessary revisions.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Prepares clinical and progress notes for each patient visit and summaries of care conferences on his/her patients in a timely manner as per Agency policy.
• Coordinates services.
• Informs personnel of changes in the condition and needs of the patient.
• Counsels the patient and family/significant others in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Processes orders and notifies physician of patient needs and changes in condition. Completes certification/recertification orders and discharge summaries.
• Determines the amount and type of nursing needed by each individual patient.
• Supervises and teaches other nursing personnel.
• Conducts patient care conferences on patients assigned to his/her care.
• Participates in peer review and Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement as assigned.
• Completes and submits OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges and significant change in condition in accordance with Agency defined time frames.
• Appropriately utilizes ICD-10 codes.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

What Youll Bring:

• Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.
• Ability to work independently and leverage community resources to benefit clients.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.
• Energetic team player with a positive attitude and curious mindset.

Education and Experience:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing school.
• One year of clinical nursing experience.
• Active Indiana RN license.
• Experience working with medically fragile clients, addressing medical, social and behavioral components of care.

Travel Requirements:

• Regular travel on a weekly basis throughout our South Bend, IN territory

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as