Job Description:The Nurse Care Manager works collaboratively with physicians
and other members of the health care team to improve the health of patients
with chronic conditions or complex needs. This position educates patients and
families to help them manage their health care needs. The incumbent
facilitates communication, coordinates services, addresses barriers, and
promotes optimal allocation of resources while balancing clinical quality and
cost management.
Scope
As an RN Care Manager, you need to know how to:
Perform comprehensive assessment of patients health needs, including health
status and behaviors, level of function, psychosocial situation, and
available support systems and determines potential needs.
Establish care plans in collaboration with the primary care physician and the
patient care team.
Provide health education.
Identify patients at risk for proactive intervention.
Pull and manipulate data to identify risk patients and present information to
the care team.
Refer patients to a variety of resources including, but not limited to:
nutrition, social work, rehabilitation, behavioral specialist,
diabetes education, Healthy Living Workshop, etc.
Contact patients who utilize ED or have been hospitalized after discharge to
determine the reason for the ED visit or hospitalization and work with patient
to develop a plan to avoid those facilities.
Coordinate care for complex cases or those patients seeing multiple
specialists.
Maintain up-to-date and accurate documentation of patient assessment and plan
provided to the patient to ensure the effective integration of information for
use by the health care team to ensure on-going and continued quality of
care, in accordance with evidence-based practice. Analyze patient care
trends and actively seek out and collaborate with the care team to improve
overall quality and efficiency of care.
Use registry data to identify problems or gaps in services and initiate
intervention.
Demonstrate critical thinking for problem solving and prioritization.
Participate and lead patient care conferences.
Manage patient panel with physician office staff to identify appropriate
patients and measure outcomes.
Collaborate with physicians and office staff.
Pro-actively advocate for patient care issues to ensure that overall quality
and type of care is sensitive to each specific patient/family's needs.
Collaborate with payers and outside agencies to promote a patient centered
delivery concept.
Participate in committees and activities related to the development of Medical
Home, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), and other insurance carriers.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors Degree (BS/BA/BSN)
Current RN license in state of practice
Minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience in an outpatient setting
or a minimum of two (2) years of experience coaching individuals with
complex and/or chronic conditions
Preferred
Prior experience in care coordination in a community setting or primary care
practice
Program development, operations management, and/or supervisory experience
Physical Requirements:
Physical Requirements
Ongoing need for employees to see and read information, labels, assess
patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors
that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand
spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately,
particularly during emergency situations.
Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate
equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and
typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information,
medication preparation, etc.
Anticipated job posting close date:05/09/2024
Location:Good Samaritan Hospital
Work City:Lafayette
Work State:Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours:0
The h urly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate
dependent upon experience.$34.48 - $61.27
We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we
provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of
programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living
healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
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will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability or protected veteran status.