Rn Case Manager

BrightStar Care is looking to add an RN Case Manager/Clinical Care Coordinator to our team!
The RN Case Manager/Clinical Care Coordinator is available to clients 24/7 and provides service to individuals in their own homes and communities who need assistance caring for themselves as a result of old age, sickness, disability and/or other inflictions.
Home care many include but are not limited to: Medication Set Up, Medication Management, Wound Care, Implementation and evaluation of patient care.
Registered Nurses / RNs will enjoy the following Benefits:

• Competitive pay from $45k - $50k per year plus weekly bonuses
• Weekly pay
• Variety of assignments, procedures and treatments
• One to one patient care
• Over 95% of BrightStar locations are Joint Commission accredited or in process
• National opportunities with over 250 locations in the US
• Continuing education

Responsibilities:

• Conduct Initial Nursing Assessment within 48 hours of start of care
• Conduct meet and greet introductions on new field staff placements
• Monitor and coach home nursing and home services field staff
• Review weekly care notes for quality of documentation, changes in patient condition requiring revisions to Plan of Care
• Case management: contact families, coordinate care, complete field visits in homes and facilities, communicate changes in Plan of Care. Obtain physicians signature approval if necessary.
• Foster trusted relationships with peers and referral sources in facilities
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques
• Conduct field supervisory visits, perform competency reviews on field staff skills as needed
• Perform field injections, medication set ups, blood draws, infusions
• Observe patient, record significant conditions and reactions, and notify supervisor or physician of patients condition and reaction to drugs, treatments and significant incidents
• Take and record patients vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess condition of patient
• Respond to life saving situations based on nursing standards, policies, procedures and protocol
• Document nursing history and physical assessment for assigned patients
• Initiate a patient education plan according to the individualized needs of the patient as prescribed by the physician and/or agency policy including patient and family instruction
• Participate in the implementation and evaluation of patient care
• Participate in weekend on call rotation
• Available to clients and families 24/7 for their healthcare needs

Qualifications/Education

• Current nursing (RN) license in State of Illinois
• Minimum 1 year of clinical nursing experience
• Minimum 1 year case management experience
• Current CPR
• Current Drivers license, current auto insurance, working car
• Proof of ability to work in the United States
• Clean background and criminal record

Registered Nurse / RN Job Duties include:

• Perform care as defined by client's individual Plan of Care and within scope of Illinois nurse practice act
• Monitor patient's condition and notify appropriate personnel of any changes
• Provide those services requiring substantial and specialized nursing skill
• Assures proper maintenance of clinical records in compliance with local, state and federal laws
• Available to clients and family members 24/7 to provide excellent care
• Weekend on-call rotation-one weekend a month

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