Care Manager (RN) - Regional Hospital Float, System Staffing Office

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health is seeking a Care Manager - Regional Float to support care coordination across six DH system hospitals, including Lebanon and surrounding facilities. The role involves interprofessional collaboration, assessment, and placement planning to ensure seamless transitions and optimal patient outcomes.

Requires RN licensure in NH with eligibility, MSN plus 3 years of clinical experience, and current BLS. Regular schedule with 12-hour shifts and weekend rotation apply.

Qualifications

• RN licensure required or NH eligibility
• MSN with at least 3 years of clinical nursing experience
• Current BLS certification required

Responsibilities

• Coordinate interdisciplinary care across the care continuum for defined populations.
• Develop comprehensive care plans addressing clinical, psychosocial, and environmental needs.
• Advocate for patient access and negotiate services within various health plans.
• Monitor patient transitions across care settings and ensure continuity of care.
• Share care plan data with patient/family with consent as care moves.
• Identify gaps in care and collaborate with networks to expand access to services.
• Contribute to disease management strategies and measure outcomes.
• Develop and maintain an interdisciplinary care delivery system for individual patient needs.
• Collect and evaluate clinical and financial outcomes including patient satisfaction and resource use.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Care coordination

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient advocacy

Education

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Job description

Overview

Care Manager -Regional Float, System Staffing Office

Schedule varies, Days including rotation to weekend

Regularly scheduled min (1x12 hour shift p/week)

One would float to all six D-H system hospitals. In this role you will have exposure to and work in the D-H Lebanon Main Campus, and the member hospitals such as Alice Peck Day in Lebanon NH, Valley Regional in Claremont NH, New London Hospital in New London NH, Mount Ascutney in Vermont, and Cheshire Medical Center in Keene NH. If you haveyour NH nursing license, Vermont is now a compact state so your license is valid there.

Responsibilities

• Manages and coordinates interdisciplinary care of defined populations through the care continuum from wellness through end of life from a clinical, psychological, social and environmental perspective.
• Identifies high risk patients requiring on-going coordination of care; performs a comprehensive patient/family assessment, develops a comprehensive treatment plan to include clinical components that will span the continuum of psychosocial issues, implements a plan of care to provide continuing support and coordination for patient/family with multiple complex system needs, manages benefits and negotiates continuing care services for enrollees in various health insurance plans, etc.
• Utilizes innovative strategies to advocate for patient needs and negotiates complex systems to remove barriers and limitations in accessing health care in all areas including clinical.
• Monitors the patient’s transition across and within care settings (e.g., home, clinic, skilled nursing facility, rehabilitation, hospital, etc.).
• Shares assessment and clinical, psychological, social and environmental care plan data with patient/family consent as the patient moves through different care settings.
• Identifies gaps in the care continuum and work with the community and provider networks to expand access to needed clinical, psychological, social and environmental services.
• Participates in the development of clinical disease management strategies and identifies the appropriate measures for the evaluation of outcomes.
• Participates in the development, maintenance, and coordination of an interdisciplinary care delivery system specific to individual patient needs and promotes effective resource utilization.
• Collects and evaluates clinical and financial data/outcomes, including, but not limited to, patient satisfaction, health and functional status, and resource utilization.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
• Masters of Science Degree in Nursing (MSN) with 3 years of clinical experience required

Required Licensure/Certifications

• Licensed Registered Nurse with New Hampshire eligibility.
• Current BLS required