(Archived) Registered Nurse (RN) - Case Manager

Registered Nurse (RN) - Case Manager in Yuma, Arizona.

The Registered Nurse (RN) - Case Manager job is within the military medical system and is a civilian position. This position is supporting a program that focuses on care and treatment to injured and ill active duty service members.

Our employees are our best assets! Come join our team of healthcare professionals where you are valued.

• Monday-Friday days
• Fantastic PTO accrual rate
• Competitive Compensation
• Benefit Package (health, dental, and vision plans)

Registered Nurse (RN) - Case Manager Job Overview:

• Utilize available automated programs and information technology, communication and management tools for proactive patient management and to facilitate patient engagement and enhance patient experience (i.e., AHLTA, TSWF, CHCS, CarePoint, and Secure Messaging).
• Participate in all phases of the Case Management Program (CMP) and ensure that the CMP meets established case management (CM) standards of care. Assist in coordinating a multidisciplinary team to meet the health care needs, including medical and/or psychosocial management, of specified patients.
• Serve as consultant to all disciplines regarding CM issues. 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 policies and protocols for home health assessments and outcome measures.
• Develop and implement tools to support case management, such as those used for patient identification and patient assessment, clinical practice guidelines, algorithms, CM software, databases for community resources, etc.
• Integrate CM and utilization management (UM) and integrate nursing case management with social work case management. Prepare routine reports and conduct analyses.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining liaison with appropriate community agencies and organizations, the TRICARE Lead Agent office, and the Managed Care Support Contractor.
• Maintain adherence to JCAHO, URAC, CMSA and other regulatory requirements. Apply medical care criteria (e.g., InterQual).
• Ensure accurate collection and input of patient care data and ensure basic CM budgetary management.
• Provide input on MTF CM resources and make recommendations to the Command as to how those resources can best be utilized.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team members to set patient-specific goals. Develop treatment plans including preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative, psychosocial, and clinical interventions to ensure continuity of care toward the goal of optimal wellness.
• Establish and implement mechanisms to ensure proper implementation of patient treatment plan and follow-up post discharge in ambulatory and community health care settings.

Registered Nurse (RN) - Case ManagerJob Qualifications:

• BLS
• Computer Competency
• Bachelors Degree of Nursing from an accredited university
• RN Licensure: current unrestricted license, any U.S. jurisdiction.
• Minimum experience of at least 5 years as an RNCM within the past 7 years

• Current certification from one of the following accredited organizations:

  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)

  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)

  OR

  Master's Degree in Nurse Case Management from a program accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Position contingent on contract award with a Spring 2019 start date. Incumbents HIGHLY encourage to contact us! Come join our team of healthcare professionals!