RN Case Manager Home Health

Overview

Sign on Bonus Available!!!

$7,500 greater than 1yr of experience

$2,500 Relocation Bonus (greater than 50 miles)

(external candidate only)

Serving patients of all ages through skilled home care nursing visits in Effingham, Cumberland, Clark, Crawford, Jasper, Clay, Richland, Lawrence, Wabash, Edwards, White, Wayne and Hamilton counties. 

Why Join Our Team?

• Work in a close-knit, collaborative environment where teamwork and mutual support are valued every day.
• Partner with dedicated nurses, CNAs, therapists, and office staff committed to delivering exceptional patient care.
• Enjoy a workplace culture that prioritizes flexibility and work-life balance.
• Experience the personal connection of a small department while benefiting from the resources, stability, and opportunities of Carle Health.
• Be part of a team where your contributions are recognized and appreciated.
• Take advantage of opportunities for professional growth and career development.
• Make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients and families within the community.
• Build rewarding relationships with supportive colleagues who share a passion for compassionate, high-quality care.
• Find fulfillment in a career that offers both purpose and balance.

As a home care nurse, you will travel to patient's homes and provide healthcare services. Your responsibilities will include the coordination and provision of direct and indirect patient care using the nursing process to meet the physical, psychosocial, environmental, and spiritual needs of Carle Home Services specific patient populations and families throughout the geographical area. To be successful in the role you will need to be proficient interpersonal skills, be efficient in time management, have the ability to connect with your patients, and provide high-quality healthcare with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates understanding of Medicare Home Care benefits including covered services, recertifications, transfers, and non-recertifications. Follows regulatory requirements regarding documentation standards.Comprehends department specific indicators.Performs case management activities of assessment, coordination, planning, monitoring, implementation, and evaluation. Interacts with clients, caregivers and families to assess, plan care, arrange services, monitor, and provide support and education.Consistently completes all admission documentation within policy guidelines.Returns admission documents to office complete and in a timely manner (according to policy).Completes visits notes and telephone conversations records and transmitted timely according to policy (includes physician orders, admission, routine, supervisory, telephone and discharge notes.)Ensures Physician Orders are written timely, corrections to care plans are entered and transmitted according to time line.Reviews verbal orders with MD office, written and evidenced as read-back, completed immediately and transmitted within time frame established by policy. Once documented and transmitted orders are never changed. Ensures patient visit string(s) are added to the record to make sure visits are not missed.Completes Home Health Aide supervisory visits.Acts as the coordinator of the health care team in order to maintain the proper linkages within the continuum of care.Collaboratively communicates and initiates case conferencing as necessary and documents interacts (other disciplines, MD, care coordinator, insurers, etc.). Communicates pertinent information for patient care conferences on all admits done by him/her.Practices in a manner sensitive to the needs of patients and families. Provides care according to plan of care and orders.Directs the activities of the licensed practical nurse.Makes home health aide assignments, prepare written instructions for the aide and supervises the aide in the patient home.Demonstrates adequate knowledge of State and Federal regulatory and accreditation guidelines which is evidenced by daily performance.Perform OASIS assessments for admissions, recertifications, resumptions and discharges. Performs complex wound care including wound vacs, packing, removal of staples or sutures. Monitors central lines including PICC and Hickman catheters and performs dressing changes per agency protocol. Accesses mediports for IV infusion and/or blood draws and flushes per agency protocol. Performs case management for patients assigned to her/his case load. Communicates with MD per phone or electronically regarding patient updates and condition changes.

Qualifications

Certifications: Proof of Auto Insurance - Varies; Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA); Driver's License - Illinois Secretary of State (ILSOS); Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Education: College Diploma: Nursing (Required), Work Experience: 1yr of Nursing experience 

Carle Health Company Overview

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Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.

Our more than 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois.  We’ve grown to include seven, award-winning hospitals across eight hospital campuses and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We’re developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Physicians Group, Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center, Carle BroMenn Medical Center including Carle Eureka Hospital and associated Carle Health Medical Group clinics all hold Magnet® with Distinction designation, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care granted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital and Carle Health Pekin Hospital all hold the exclusive Magnet® designation.

We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: [email protected].

Salary Range

The compensation range for this position is $35.87per hour - $58.37per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.