Hospice RN Case Manager
Guthrie
Are you a compassionate and disciplined Registered Nurse looking to make a meaningful impact in end-of-life care? Join our dedicated team at Guthrie Hospice in Towanda, PA, as a full-time Hospice RN Case Manager.
Position Details:
+ Schedule: Typically 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with flexibility to create your own daily schedule based on patient load.
+ On-Call Rotation: Once a week.
+ Weekend Rotation: Once every 6 weeks.
Perks of Being a Hospice RN Case Manager with Guthrie:
+ 🌟 Up to $25,000 Sign-On Bonus for Experienced RNs: A warm welcome to our team!
+ 🩺 Comprehensive Medical and Dental Insurance: Effective the 1st of the month following your hire date.
+ 🏖️ Generous PTO Accrual: Start earning experiential paid time off from Day 1.
+ 🚚 Relocation Assistance: Up to $12,000 based on distance, making your move easier.
+ 🎓 Tuition Reimbursement Program: Up to $7,500 annually, starting after just 90 days.
+ 💼 Large Shift Differentials: For Evening, Night & Weekend Shifts – earn more for your dedication during these times.
+ 🔒 403B Retirement Plan with Company Matching: Secure your future with our robust retirement plan.
+ ⚖️ Consistent Work & Flexible Schedule: Enjoy a great work/life balance.
+ 🤝 Friendly, Supportive, and Diverse Work Family: Be part of a team that feels like home.
Who We Are: Guthrie Hospice in Towanda, Pennsylvania, is searching for a disciplined and compassionate Registered Nurse Case Manager. Our amazing team of Case Managers are critical thinkers who provide a high standard of end-of-life care to patients in their homes.
Recognitions & Awards:
🏅 Becker’s 150 Top Places to Work 2024 & 🏅 Forbes Best Employers For Women 2024
Position Summary:
As a member of the interdisciplinary team, the Hospice Nurse works under the general direction of the Director of Hospice and the attending physician in the provision of skilled nursing assessment, planning and care in order to maximize the comfort and health of patients and families. Responsible for identifying patient/family needs and for providing supportive care in accordance with the attending physician’s orders and interdisciplinary plan of care and Guthrie Hospice policies and procedures. Responsible to provide direct supervision of Home Health Aides and or LPN’s providing care for Guthrie Hospice.
Education, License & Cert:
Registered Professional Nurse currently licensed in Pennsylvania. Knowledge of nursing theory and practice at a level of normally associated with an Associate's Degree. Education and experience requirements may vary according to combined background of the individual.
Experience:
One (1) year nursing experience in an acute care setting and/or previous Hospice experience or similar work with patients/families experiencing terminal illness is preferred. Experience and skill in supervision desired.
Essential Functions:
1. Congruent with Guthrie Hospice Nursing Model, assume primary responsibility of at least a one to fifteen patient /family caseload that includes the accessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating phases of the nursing process.
2. Initiate communication of attending physicians, other hospice staff members and other agencies as needed to coordinate optimal care and use of resources for the patient/family.
3. Maintain regular communication with Hospice director, Medical Director and attending physician concerning caseload.
4. Obtain data on physical, psychological, social and spiritual factors that may influence patient/family status and incorporate that data into the plan of care.
5. Maintain up to date patient records so that problems, plans, actions and goals are accurately and clearly stated and changes are reflected as they occur.
6. Seek input from other team members regarding the patient plan of care to obtain additional knowledge and support.
7. Accept responsibility for coordinating physical care of the patient by teaching of the patient by teaching primary caregivers, volunteers, employed caregivers (LPN’s, hospice aides), or by providing direct care as appropriate.
8. Meet regularly with hospice nursing staff, and attend interdisciplinary team meetings to review problems or unique issues from caseloads, share professional support, and exchange feedback aimed toward enhancing professional growth, and facilitate issues from caseload for full staff discussion, consultation and evaluation.
9. Supervise and document hospice aide plan of care every 2 weeks and supervise and document the practice of the LPN in the provision of patient care as delegated.
Other Duties:
1. It is understood that this description is not intended to be all‐inclusive and that other duties may be assigned as necessary in the performance of this position.
2.Travel is necessary for this position.
3. On‐Call is required.
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Joining the Guthrie team allows you to become a part of a tradition of excellence in health care. In all areas and at all levels of Guthrie, you’ll find staff members who have committed themselves to serving the community.
The Guthrie Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer that welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace.
The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit, integrated, practicing physician-led organization in the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. Our multi-specialty group practice of more than 500 physicians and 302 advanced practice providers offers 47 specialties through a regional office network providing primary and specialty care in 22 communities. Guthrie Medical Education Programs include General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology and Orthopedic Surgery Residency, as well as Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology and Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship programs. Guthrie is also a clinical campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.
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