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BILINGUAL Nurse Care Manager - West/Central Valley - Avocare Palliative

Avocare Home HealthPalliative Care
place Glendale, 85312
local_atm $70,747.42 - $85,201.20 a year
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Part Time
Experience:
Avoidant Personality Disorder
ECT
Hospice/Palliative Care
Victims of Crime/Abuse (VOC/VOA)
Aviation/Transportation
Hospice

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

Professional Field

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Patient Focus

Diagnoses

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Therapeutic Approach

Methodologies

ECT

Practice Specifics

Populations

Hospice/Palliative Care
Victims of Crime/Abuse (VOC/VOA)
Aviation/Transportation

Settings

Hospice
In-patient Non-Psychiatric
In-patient Psychiatric
Research Facilities/Labs/Clinical Trials
Schools
Home Health/In-home