(Archived) Registered Nurse, Case Manager - Elmendorf Air Force Base

Registered Nurse, Case Manager
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
Anchorage, Alaska

Position Qualifications/Requirements:

• Degree/Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Graduate from a college or university accredited by National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
• Certification: In addition to the Basic Life Support (BLS), possess or complete within one (1) year from date of hire one of the following certifications:
  • Commission for Case Manager Certification Certified Case Manager (CCM).
  • Certification of Disability Management Specialists Commission: Certified Disability Management Specialist (CDMS)
  • Association of Rehabilitation Nurses: Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN)
  • American Board for Occupational Health Nurses Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN) or Certified Occupational Health Nurse-Specialist (COHN-S)
  • National Board for Certification in Continuity of Care: Advanced Certification in Continuity of Care (ACCC)
  • Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification: Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)
  • American Nurses Credentialing Center Nurse Case Manager (RN-NCM)
  • National Academy of Certified Care Managers: Care Manager Certified (CMC)
• Experience: One year of experience as a Case Manager. Experience with military Active Duty service members and knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD), Federal, State, non-profit Healthcare systems, and organizations, to include DoD Tri-Service Military Healthcare Systems, TRICARE purchased care system, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, along with basic knowledge of the Recovery Care Coordinator program.
• Licensure/Registration: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse as required.

• Provide robust and comprehensive clinical case management, care coordination, and discharge/disposition services. Primary role will be working with active duty wounded, ill, and injured Service members; will be required to assist with other Case Manager workload as permitted.
• Participate in all phases of the Case Management Program (CMP) and ensure that the CMP meets established case management (CM) standards of care.
• Provide nursing expertise about the CM process, including assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, and monitoring. Identify opportunities for CM and identify and integrate local CM processes.
• Develop and implement local strategies using inpatient, outpatient, onsite and telephonic CM
• Develop and implement tools to support case management, such as those used for patient identification and patient assessment, clinical practice guidelines, algorithms, CM software, and databases for community resources NES in support of Defense Health Agency (DHA)
• Integrate CM and utilization management (UM) and integrating nursing case management with social work case management.
• Maintain liaison with appropriate community agencies and organizations.
• Accurately collect and document patient care data.
• Develop treatment plans including preventative, therapeutic, rehabilitative, psychosocial, and clinical interventions to ensure continuity of care toward the goal of optimal wellness.
• Establish mechanism to ensure proper implementation of patient treatment plan and follow-up post discharge in ambulatory and community health care settings.
• Provide appropriate health care instruction to patient and/or caregivers based on identified learning needs.