Registered Nurse Care Manager

Job Summary
Join our dynamic healthcare team as a Registered Nurse Care Manager, where your expertise will drive exceptional patient outcomes through comprehensive care coordination and management. In this vital role, you will leverage your critical care, hospital medicine, and outpatient experience to assess patient needs, develop personalized care plans, and facilitate seamless transitions across care settings. Your proactive approach will empower patients on their journey to recovery and wellness, ensuring they receive the highest quality of care in a compassionate environment. This position offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working within a collaborative, innovative healthcare setting.

Duties

• Conduct thorough patient assessments, including vital signs, medical history review, and physiological evaluations to determine appropriate care strategies.
• Coordinate inpatient and outpatient care plans by collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across hospital, post-acute, and clinic settings.
• Manage discharge planning processes to ensure smooth transitions from hospital to home or other care facilities, including arranging necessary services and follow-up appointments.
• Utilize utilization management principles to evaluate medical necessity and optimize resource use while maintaining compliance with HIPAA regulations.
• Perform diagnostic evaluations and case management activities for diverse patient populations such as geriatrics, pediatrics, behavioral health patients, and those with infectious diseases or trauma-related conditions.
• Oversee patient records documentation accurately within electronic medical records systems, ensuring adherence to medical terminology standards and privacy laws.
• Engage in patient service activities by providing education on health conditions, medication management, and post-care instructions to promote self-care and recovery.

Skills

• Extensive critical care experience including ICU, emergency room, Level I Trauma Center, Level II Trauma Center, or Level III Trauma Center settings.
• Proven expertise in hospital medicine, medical-surgical units, post-acute care environments, outpatient clinics, or managed care programs.
• Strong knowledge of physiology, diagnostic evaluation techniques, and clinical assessment tools essential for effective patient evaluation.
• Experience with discharge planning, case management strategies, utilization management processes, and medical records documentation.
• Familiarity with pediatric (PICU), geriatrics (Geriatrics), behavioral health (Behavioral health), infectious disease care (Infectious disease), and OR experience is highly desirable.
• Ability to perform patient assessments accurately while demonstrating excellent patient service skills in fast-paced inpatient or outpatient settings.
• Proficiency in medical terminology and understanding of HIPAA compliance to safeguard patient information at all times.
• Effective communication skills for collaborating with healthcare teams across hospital medicine, outpatient clinics, and post-acute services. Join us in delivering compassionate care that transforms lives! We seek energetic professionals who are eager to apply their nursing expertise in a vibrant environment dedicated to excellence in patient-centered healthcare delivery.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: Up to $41.53 per hour

Work Location: In person