Nurse Care Manager & Advocate

St Joseph Hospital & Medical Center; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a Care Management Professional to guide patients through complex healthcare journeys, coordinate resources, and advocate for optimal outcomes. You will assess needs, develop individualized care plans, facilitate seamless transitions, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to prevent readmissions and ensure patient-centered goals.

This role emphasizes compassionate, patient-focused care within a nationally recognized

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Nursing or MSW from an accredited university.
• Current AZ RN license or AZ LCSW or AZ Social Worker licensure.
• Job-related experience required.

Responsibilities

• Completes psychosocial assessments to gather information for the team on patient adjustment, family support, financial resources, housing, understanding of disability and barriers to discharge.
• Incorporates patient's psychosocial status and diagnosis in evaluating treatment plan for appropriateness, in collaboration with the physiatrist and interdisciplinary team.
• Ensures patient-centered goals are collaboratively established within the interdisciplinary team.
• Provides team with pertinent financial information to facilitate decision making through intake, evaluation, planning, provision of services, discharge/transition planning, and long term follow-up.
• Monitors patient and family goal attainment relative to the interdisciplinary treatment plan and addresses plan variances.
• Facilitates Team Rounds and interdisciplinary documentation.

Skills

Care coordination

Patient advocacy

Assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication

Healthcare systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Master of Social Work (MSW)

Job description

Saint Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a Care Management Professional to guide patients through complex healthcare journeys, coordinate resources, and advocate for optimal outcomes. You will assess needs, develop individualized care plans, facilitate seamless transitions, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to prevent readmissions and ensure patient-centered goals.

This role emphasizes compassionate, patient-focused care within a nationally recognized