Nurse Care Manager at Beth Israel Lahey Health at Home
Woburn, MA 01888
About the Job
Job Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
FLSA Status: Exempt
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Job Description:
Beth Israel Lahey Health at Home is looking for RNs who want to join our Home Hospice team! Here at BILHAH, we keep our travel territories small to ensure that patient care comes first. We are offering Monday through Friday day shifts for the following territories:
Danvers, MA and surrounding towns
Woburn, MA and surrounding towns
Watertown, MA
What You’ll Do:
The Hospice RN Case Manager plans and delivers care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation; and effectively interacts with patients, significant others, and other interdisciplinary team members while maintaining standards of professional nursing and clinical competency.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Complete and document an initial assessment of patient and family to determine hospice care needs.
- Perform a complete physical assessment of patient and history of current and previous illness(es).
- Provide information to the patient and family regarding the dying process and expectations.
- Develop a patient-specific plan of care, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and palliative nursing actions with emphasis on pain and symptom management.
- Provide instruction to patient and family regarding medication actions, side effects, dosage, route, and frequency;
- Provide documentation of services utilizing problem-oriented record;
- Instruct and supervise care given by Hospice Aides; Supervise the care provided by the Hospice Aide every two (2) weeks minimally, and as needed.
- Participate in bi-weekly hospice case conference or as required.
What You’ll Need:
- Associate’s Degree or BSN (preferred) from an accredited school of nursing;
- An active valid Massachusetts RN license;
- An active American Health Association BLS certification;
- At least 1 year of direct care nursing experience, preferably the area of public health or home care nursing; OASIS and/or EPIC experience is preferred.
What You’ll Get:
- A highly competitive salary & benefits package, including generous PTO, 403(b), and tuition reimbursement
- A sign-on bonus of up to $10,000(conditions apply)
- A reasonable geographic territory with strong clinical support resources
- A highly inclusive, diverse team that values the input of all staff to provide excellent patient care