HCR Home Care
RN Case Manager - Home Visits - Cortland County Territory
HCR Home Care, Auburn, New York, United States
RN Case Manager - Home Visits - Cortland County Territory
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RN Case Manager - Home Visits - Cortland County Territory
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HCR Home Care
Base pay range $80,000.00/yr - $93,000.00/yr
Role and Responsibilities The RN Case Manager will administer skilled nursing care to patients requiring professional nursing service. Teach and supervise the family and other members of the nursing team. Perform these services in accordance with the physician’s orders.
Essential Functions
Provide and coordinate quality patient care, maintain a full case load, maintain productivity goals with consideration of case mix, and accurate, timely documentation.
Responsible to manage each patient’s care as efficiently and cost‑effectively as possible to achieve positive patient outcomes regardless of payer.
Responsible for the overall plan of care and the outcome of that care, including care delivered by other nursing staff (LPN, HHA) who must be directed and supervised by the RN Case Manager.
Conduct admission and manage care of patient to the agency by obtaining a medical history, particularly as it relates to the present condition, from the patient and/or family member(s).
Conduct a physical examination of the patient including vital signs, physical assessment, mental status, appetite and type of diet, assessment of ADL, and activity of daily living.
Evaluate the patient, family member(s), and home situation to determine what health teaching will be required.
Evaluate the patient’s environment to determine what assistance will be available from family members in caring for the patient.
Evaluate the patient’s condition and home situation to determine if the services of a home health aide will be required and the frequency of this service.
Interpret nursing and other services of the agency to patients and families as a part of planning for care.
Meeting regulatory requirements and having a comprehensive understanding of various insurances.
Practice accepted nursing standards with regards to infection control.
Develop and implement the nursing care plan.
Provide skilled nursing care as outlined in the nursing care plan to include the following: Skilled nursing services, treatments and preventive procedures ordered by the physician.
Initiating preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures as appropriate for the patient’s care and safety.
Observe signs and symptoms and report to the physician reactions to treatments, including drugs and changes in the patient’s physical or emotional condition.
Teaching, supervising, and counseling the patient and caregivers regarding the nursing care needs and other related problems of the patient at home.
Oversee the care given by home health aids to assigned patients by supervising and evaluating the care given by the home health aide.
Apply documentation standards of nursing practice and document services rendered to the patient, noting changes in the patient’s condition and/or family and home situation, make revisions in the nursing care plan as needed, record supervisory visits conducted with the home health aide, evaluate patient care and progress and close charts of discharged patients.
Other duties as assigned.
Education Requirements
Associate’s degree in Nursing required; Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.
Qualifications and Requirements
Current, valid RN license issued by NYS Department of Education required.
Minimum one year home care experience.
Knowledge of State and Federal regulations, payer guidelines.
Excellent communication and critical thinking skills.
Flexible and organized.
Ability and desire to serve as a role model.
Working Conditions The RN Case Manager is primarily in a non‑office setting and may be exposed to outdoor conditions.
Medium Work Classification
Medium work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Medium work involves sitting and standing.
Physical Requirements
Stand
Sit
Hear
Walk
Talk
Stoop or kneel
Repetitive motion
EOE/AA Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran #J-18808-Ljbffr
RN Case Manager - Home Visits - Cortland County Territory
role at
HCR Home Care
Base pay range $80,000.00/yr - $93,000.00/yr
Role and Responsibilities The RN Case Manager will administer skilled nursing care to patients requiring professional nursing service. Teach and supervise the family and other members of the nursing team. Perform these services in accordance with the physician’s orders.
Essential Functions
Provide and coordinate quality patient care, maintain a full case load, maintain productivity goals with consideration of case mix, and accurate, timely documentation.
Responsible to manage each patient’s care as efficiently and cost‑effectively as possible to achieve positive patient outcomes regardless of payer.
Responsible for the overall plan of care and the outcome of that care, including care delivered by other nursing staff (LPN, HHA) who must be directed and supervised by the RN Case Manager.
Conduct admission and manage care of patient to the agency by obtaining a medical history, particularly as it relates to the present condition, from the patient and/or family member(s).
Conduct a physical examination of the patient including vital signs, physical assessment, mental status, appetite and type of diet, assessment of ADL, and activity of daily living.
Evaluate the patient, family member(s), and home situation to determine what health teaching will be required.
Evaluate the patient’s environment to determine what assistance will be available from family members in caring for the patient.
Evaluate the patient’s condition and home situation to determine if the services of a home health aide will be required and the frequency of this service.
Interpret nursing and other services of the agency to patients and families as a part of planning for care.
Meeting regulatory requirements and having a comprehensive understanding of various insurances.
Practice accepted nursing standards with regards to infection control.
Develop and implement the nursing care plan.
Provide skilled nursing care as outlined in the nursing care plan to include the following: Skilled nursing services, treatments and preventive procedures ordered by the physician.
Initiating preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures as appropriate for the patient’s care and safety.
Observe signs and symptoms and report to the physician reactions to treatments, including drugs and changes in the patient’s physical or emotional condition.
Teaching, supervising, and counseling the patient and caregivers regarding the nursing care needs and other related problems of the patient at home.
Oversee the care given by home health aids to assigned patients by supervising and evaluating the care given by the home health aide.
Apply documentation standards of nursing practice and document services rendered to the patient, noting changes in the patient’s condition and/or family and home situation, make revisions in the nursing care plan as needed, record supervisory visits conducted with the home health aide, evaluate patient care and progress and close charts of discharged patients.
Other duties as assigned.
Education Requirements
Associate’s degree in Nursing required; Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.
Qualifications and Requirements
Current, valid RN license issued by NYS Department of Education required.
Minimum one year home care experience.
Knowledge of State and Federal regulations, payer guidelines.
Excellent communication and critical thinking skills.
Flexible and organized.
Ability and desire to serve as a role model.
Working Conditions The RN Case Manager is primarily in a non‑office setting and may be exposed to outdoor conditions.
Medium Work Classification
Medium work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Medium work involves sitting and standing.
Physical Requirements
Stand
Sit
Hear
Walk
Talk
Stoop or kneel
Repetitive motion
EOE/AA Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran #J-18808-Ljbffr