Hospice Nurse Case Manager

Iowa City Hospice is growing and we are excited to add one more full time Nurse Case Manager to our team.

What lead you to become a nurse?Did you visualize having one on one time to provide individualized, compassionate and engaged care to each patient you serve while making a personal connection with your community? Have you ever thought about the advantages of serving your patients in their own home environment?

Do you want to work with an employer that aligns with your personal vision and mission of patient care? Working for our non-profit hospice translates to reasonable case loads, control of your daily schedule, working autonomous while being an intricate part of our interdisciplinary team that holds the same values about patient care, that you do. And, you get to be a part of and work along side of our interdisciplinary team of Physician, Pharmacist, ARNP, other Nurses, Aide(s), Social Worker(s), Music therapists, Chaplains and Bereavement staff.

Working at Iowa City Hospice means you get to develop many new nursing skills and add depth to your career while enjoying the one-on-one relationships you build with the people you serve. Our nurses work Monday through Friday between 8 AM-5 PM. They do share some participation in holiday rotations and occasional night/weekend call shifts.

Iowa City Hospice Nurses have a passionate understanding for the hospice philosophy. They combine their acute/crisis symptom management education with interpersonal communication skills to provide care for patients and families in physical and emotional crisis situations. We have a great work culture and we look for people with a similar mindset. Here are a few character traits we look for as we add a new member to our team:

• ability to listen well and verbally communicate easily with people at all levels
• present a lasting impression of honesty with a kind demeanor and never short of a smile
• energetic, able to adjust to a variety of work environments and thrives on a challenge
  

Our Hospice Nurses:

• Enjoy working with a wide range patient needs based on a variety of end stage illness
• Like the challenge of working to the full scope and capacity of practice using complex clinical skills and displaying a high level of confidence to complete professional assessments and monitor new or worsening symptoms
• Identify and coordinate patient/family care with other members of the Interdisciplinary Team and health care community as needed.
• Communicate with the primary physician regarding patient change in status and pain and symptom control.
• Teach and counsel patients/families on care giving techniques.
• Work closely with all members of the interdisciplinary team – Physician, Pharmacist, ARNP, Hospice Aides, Social Workers, Music Therapists, Spiritual Counselors, Volunteers, and Bereavement specialists, to identify and coordinate a holistic approach to the individual care needs of the patient.
• Facilitate admission of hospice patient/family when necessary.
• Document observations, treatments, and other pertinent information into an IPad electronic medical records system.
• Participate with the entire organization to promote confidentiality, quality assessment, and continual performance improvement.

If your care goals include making a focused difference in the quality of life for patients & family members through pain control and end of life symptom management while working with a dynamic interdisciplinary team, then we would like to speak with you about our current nurse employment opportunities. Please apply on line or call Karen today, 319-325- 0319.

We offer:

• Expert training, thorough orientation, and co-workers who care
• Company cars with personal use options including all gas and maintenance (driver must be 21 or over)
• Weekday shifts, scheduling can be flexible
• 19 days of accrued vacation in your first year (available to use as you accrue!)
• 12 sick days accrued per year (available to use as you accrue!)A solid history and community reputation
• True commitment to our mission and the people we serve
• Free parking
• Bi-weekly payroll
• Annual performance bonuses
• Continuing Education Credits
• 8 paid holidays
• Full benefit package available the first of the month following initial employment
• Wellmark Medical (multiple plans to choose from) with employer-supplemented contributions to premiums
• Blue Dental plan
• Avesis Vision plan
• Employer-paid long-term disability
• Employer-paid life insurance (additional family life is available)
• Employer-matching 403b retirement account with professional financial advising
• 3 Aflac plans: Short -term disability, cancer, accident
• Medical/child care flex spending accounts
• Voluntary life insurance
• Company iPhone and iPad to conduct daily business
• Direct deposit

As an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in hospice, home health, hospital or long term care and a sincere desire to help others

• Current Iowa Registered Nurse License; we prefer: BSN

• Iowa driver’s license

• Ability to communicate in English verbally and in writing

• US work authorization We also require (and can provide):

• BLS Certification

• Mandatory Reporter Training

• Available to work Monday - Friday, includes some call & Holiday rotations.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All offers of employment are conditioned upon the result of a criminal background check conducted by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, as required by law.