Life care planner vs home care nurse

Differences between life care planner and home care nurse duties and responsibilities

Life care planner example responsibilities.

• Manage caseload by providing care coordination to individuals with a primary intellectual/developmental disability diagnosis all of whom receive community-base waiver services.
• Complete health risk assessments for members who have recently become effective with Delaware Medicaid.
• Work with Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance companies in obtaining authorization using ICD codes for patient's home care needs.
• Examine patients arriving acutely in the ICU and administer therapeutic activities including ambulation, bed mobility, transfers and safety.
• Report to APS as appropriate.
• Create, implement, and evaluate nurse training for HEDIS.
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Home care nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient care monitoring vital signs, performing physical assessment, checking patients medications for effectiveness.
• Enter the nursing profession working in an ICU step down unit, with medical and surgical patients.
• Care for many patients with complex issues with compassion and care and enhances the standard of care within the clinical area.
• Provide care for pediatric patients with chronic illnesses and pediatric ventilator and tracheostomy patients.
• Provide home dialysis services to patients receiving rehabilitation in a nursing home setting utilizing NxStage machines.
• Monitor cardiac rhythms and treat per ACLS protocols
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