Hospice RN - Case Manager
About the role
Are you looking for a meaningful career working alongside a high caliber healthcare team? Join Montgomery Hospice, Inc. and make a difference in the lives of people living with a serious illness. Our team brings expert care and compassion to the bedside every day.
Montgomery Hospice, Inc., one of the nation’s first independent, non-profit hospice providers, has served as a regional center of excellence for hospice and palliative care since 1981, and has deep roots in our community. Montgomery Hospice, Inc. operates Montgomery Hospice & Prince George’s Hospice, Casey House, Montgomery Kids, and Palliative Medicine Consultants of Greater Washington. Our organization serves residents of Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties.
Our interdisciplinary team members are dedicated to our mission of “gentling the journey through serious illness and loss with skill and compassion” for our patients and their families and live out our values of clinical excellence, compassion, inclusion, stewardship, and innovation. Our organization promotes a culture of respect and belonging, and values and supports work-life harmony. Montgomery Hospice, Inc. offers competitive salaries and benefits, professional development opportunities, and fulfilling work.
- Benefits Eligible: Yes
To review benefits, please visit our website:
https://montgomeryhospice.org/about-us/careers/
- Type: Company Employee
- Category: Nursing
- Schedule: Monday Friday, 8:30am 5:00pm
Position Summary:
Functions as a member of an interdisciplinary team, responsible for providing case management and primary nursing care to assigned patients. Responsible for coordinating the interdisciplinary team to ensure adequate assessment, planning, and implementation of the patient and family’s plan of care consistent with standards of practice.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides primary nursing services for assigned patients in the community.
- Provides case management for hospice patients.
- Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing plans of care for assigned patients.
- Completes all documentation using electronic medical records system.
- Maintains contact with patient's primary physicians.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited nursing program. B.S.N preferred.
- Current State of Maryland Nursing License; hospice certification preferred.
- Two years of recent clinical experience, preferably with critical care or previous experience in a hospice or homecare program.
- Requires strong critical thinking skills and EMR experience.
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, and ability to
- communicate effectively with patients and families under stress.
EEO Statement: Montgomery and Prince George's County Hospice is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions based on job related qualifications, merit, and business needs, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, Maryland, Montgomery County, or Prince George’s County law
