About Job
Avocare Palliative is looking for a Part- Time Bilingual Nurse Care Manager to join our growing team!
Coverage area: West/Central Valley in Arizona
Care Manager for Avocare Palliative Care
Coordinate and provide home visits to patients who have a chronic or serious illness and need education and management of such
Document in EMR- assessment, patient status, and outcomes after each visit
Ensure regulatory compliance with documentation requirements
Adhere to HIPPA at all times
Identify patient needs and initiate appropriate goals updating as needed
Communicate and coordinate on a consistent basis with members of team, other healthcare providers involved in pt care and Insurance
Case Managers
Act as a liaison and advocate for PC patients admitted to the hospital
Participate and assist in any quality improvement or other studies involving palliative care
Ensure the plan of care for assigned patients is adhered to
Attend and participate in monthly IDT meetings
Job Qualifications:
LPN with minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent experience
Past nursing experience should be in a transferable or applicable clinical venue
Currently licensed as a Registered or Practical Nurse to practice in the State of Arizona
Demonstrates clinical competency; ability to collaborate with others; ability to initiate and plan own work activities; effective time
management skills and professionalism
Possess and maintain good physical stamina and mental health
Tactical Deliverables:
Notifies patient prior to visit and communicates further visits scheduled.
Drives responsibly and safely to and from client’s place of residence.
Schedules priorities and maintains productivity utilizing time management.
Provides appropriate and thorough service to patients/clients, ensuring proper completion of services in an accurate and timely manner
and in accordance with agency policy.
Always demonstrates respectable customer service and professionalism.
Determines discipline frequencies according to physician order and/or assessed needs.
Provide teaching to patient/client and answer health-related questions and document patient/client/caregiver understanding of
education.
Document patient’s/client’s care using appropriate agency forms and submit to agency within appropriate timeline.
Maintain continuity of care and document communications with others within the health care team.
Demonstrate work that meets quality standards. Assist in periodic auditing of paperwork of self/peers.
Adheres to Agency Code of Conduct, Standards of Practice, and Patients/Patient Rights
Demonstrates professionalism in appearance, adhering to agency dress code.
Accessible transportation to and from patients visits.
Ability to lift 30 pounds, move intermittently throughout the workday, inclusive of sitting, standing and bending, pushing, pulling or
moving objects and patients/clients.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $70,747.42 - $85,201.20 per year
Willingness to travel:
- 25% (Preferred)
Work Location: On the road
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