RN - Case Manager

Joseph’s House is a residential respite care home in NW Washington, DC that serves primarily previously

homeless men and women with advanced HIV disease. For most of these residents, some combination

of mental illness, stigma, isolation, substance abuse, poverty, and/or domestic violence have prevented

them from successfully managing their HIV disease.

Once medically stabilized, many Joseph’s House residents transition to post-residential case

management. These services can include medication management, housing, counseling, life skills

training, advocacy, transportation and community activities.

JOB SUMMARY

The registered nurse case manager at Joseph’s House is a member of a multidisciplinary team including

a social worker, clinical coordinator, community care aides, and staff, who provides comprehensive

intake, assessment, discharge planning, medical case management, and non-medical case management

services to all members of the Joseph’s House Community. The RN case manager works directly with

leadership, staff, residents, community friends, and community partners.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The selected applicant will serve as lead registered nurses managing resident care. Key responsibilities include:

• Triage and admission of new residents
• Oversight of resident care, including symptom and medication management, and the provision
• of daily personal care
• Developing and maintaining resident care protocols
• Case management of residents either for end-of-life care, or medical stabilization and transition
• back to the community
• Close coordination of care with outside providers (outpatient hospices, hospitals, outpatient
• clinics) and advocacy on behalf of residents within the healthcare system as needed
• Training and supervision of resident care staff and volunteers
• As needed, accompaniment to medical appointments and
• Shared weekend and overnight on-call.