Registered Nurse, Home Health Care Field Case Manager

Full-Time in Palos Heights, Illinois

Total Rewards Program

• Potential Annual Salary: $78 - $85K
• $5,000 sign-on/retention bonus (for full time positions)
• Mileage Reimbursement - $0.55 per mile
• Dedicated Virtual Assistant: Be empowered with a Virtual Assistant to support your charting and documentation, giving you time back for enhanced work and greater harmony in your personal life
• 401k profit and sharing
• PTO and Paid Holidays
• Company-funded STD & LTD
• Health Insurance and FSA
• Continuing Education Benefits

Why Assure Home Healthcare

Providing the right service at the right time to remain healthier at home is our priority. Assure Home Healthcare (AssureHHI) is a privately held Medicare-certified agency, headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, founded with a deep desire to create a company with a greater purpose. Our clients receive high-quality and patient-driven home health care services, improved functionality, and live independently, furthering optimal well-being and ensuring everyone is healthier at home. We are an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Learn more about us at https://www.assurehomehealth.com/.

Mission

The AssureHHI mission is to revolutionize the home healthcare delivery model nationwide using innovative and leading-edge technology solutions to WOW our patients, employees, and provider partners.

Vision

We are pioneers focused on persistently improving the home healthcare sphere for better patient care outcomes and consumer experience while at the same time caring for the work-life balance of our clinicians.

Our Blue Ocean

Embracing the 'blue ocean' approach, we strive to stand out by offering distinctive products, services, or value propositions that resonate with both our team and clients. At AssureHHI, a prime example of our unique 'blue ocean' initiative is our provision of a dedicated Virtual Assistant. This resource is exclusively available to our clinicians, aimed at streamlining patient charting and documentation. To our knowledge, we are pioneers in delivering this exceptional benefit within the home health agency sphere. By affording our clinicians more time for themselves, we empower them to savor both the little and significant moments in their personal lives. Moreover, this initiative's ripple effect extends to our patients, as they experience enhanced and empathetic care, resulting in improved quality outcomes, reduced hospital readmissions, and contributing to lower healthcare costs. This endeavor truly sets us apart from any other home health agency nationwide.

Values

At AssureHHI everyone assists in creating an environment where integrity, respect, innovation, initiative, and empowerment are valued and encouraged. We will be an open, innovative, and continuous learning company that compassionately supports the individuals we serve. In supporting our mission, vision, and teamwork approach, we place a high value on:

• Integrity, Honesty, and Ethical Behavior
• Dedication to the Empowerment of others and personal responsiveness
• Professional Excellence High Performance
• Mutual Respect, Individual Dignity, and Diversity
• Team Member Participation, Contribution, and Teamwork
• Growth, Development, and Leadership

Registered Nurse (RN), Home Health Care Field Case Manager – Full time – Gurnee, Illinois

As a Registered Nurse Home Health Care Field Case Manager, you shall coordinate care, services, and scheduling for all patients, supervise LPN (licensed practical nurse) and HHA (Home Health Aide) staff, and provide in-service education to field nurses as requested by the clinical manager. As the RN Home Health Care Field Case Manager, you shall work with the care plan team to ensure high-quality care for patients, and user-friendly technology and a Virtual Assistant to save you time and support efficient and accurate documentation.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Coordinates services and schedules patient visits.
• Supervise LPN and HHA field staff as indicated.
• Provide in-service education per the Clinical Manager’s direction.
• Attend seminars, conferences, workshops, and self-studies in areas that will enhance your position (e.g. leadership, communication, geriatric care, and pediatric care).
• Follow Medicare and Medicaid regulations.
• Perform the initial home care visit and re-evaluate patient needs and progress when needed.
• Coordinate and monitor all patient care and services.
• Complete and maintain patient efficiently and accurately.
• Educate patients and caregivers on disease processes, medications, plan of care, and treatment plans according to the policy and procedure manual.
• Use our user-friendly technology and a Virtual Assistant to save you time and support efficient and accurate documentation.

Qualifications:

• Must be a licensed Registered Nurse (RN) and have passed the Illinois State Board.
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of RN experience in direct patient care.
• A valid driver’s license, a dependable vehicle, and a clean driving record is essential.

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in the documentation of client records.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional communication, empathy, and people skills to successfully interact with clients, client families, and other care team members.
• Maintain confidentiality of matters related to patient care and the agency business in accordance with HIPAA rules and regulations.
• Demonstrate efficient teamwork with the staff.
• Demonstrate competence in documenting with Oasis.