Registered Nurse Case Manager Full Time Days NCB

Up to $10,000 Sign-On bonus for experienced Registered Nurse / RN

Summary

The RN Case Manager is responsible to facilitate care along a continuum through effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access to care and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patient’s resources and right to self-determination.
The individual in this position has overall responsibility for ensuring that care is provided at the appropriate level of care based on medical necessity and to assess the patient for transition needs to promote timely throughput, safe discharge and prevent avoidable readmissions.
This position integrates national standards for case management scope of services including:
Utilization Management supporting medical necessity and denial prevention
Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention and patient satisfaction
Care Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring care is the right sequence and at appropriate level of care
Compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards and Tenet policy
Education provided to physicians, patients, families and caregivers
Leads a population of patients by service line.

Responsibilities

• Precepts new staff members and acts as resource to all staff.
• Facilitates TEMPO as needed.
• Participates in department Quality improvement initiatives.
• At least one committee participation or major Projects as assigned

Qualifications 

Education

Required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.  Academic degree in nursing (bachelor's or master's).

Preferred: Academic degree in nursing (bachelor's or master's).

Experience

Required: 2 years of acute hospital patient care experience.
Preferred: Acute hospital case management experience.

Certifications

Required: RN.  Must be currently licensed, certified or registered to practice profession as required by law or regulation in state or practice or policy.  Active RN license for state(s) covered.
Preferred: Accredited Case Manager (ACM)

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Precepts new staff members and acts as resource to all staff. Facilitates TEMPO as needed. Participates in department Quality improvement initiatives. At least one committee participation or major projects as assigned.

Education:

Required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Preferred: Academic degree in nursing (bachelor's or master's)

Experience:

Required: 2 years of acute hospital case management experience

Certifications:

Required: RN. Must be currently licensed, certified or registered to practice profession as required by law or regulation in state of practice or policy. Active RN license for state(s) covered.
Preferred: Accredited Case Manager (ACM)

Physical Demands:

Lift/position up to 25 lbs. Push/pull up to 25 lbs. of force. Frequent sitting. Moderate standing, walking, reaching, stooping, and bending. Manual dexterity, mobility, touch, auditory to perform all the related duties of the position.

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