Pediatric RN Care Manager

Banner Health; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider is seeking a Pediatric RN Care Manager to coordinate care for pediatric patients in Tucson. This role involves managing medical, behavioral, and social needs, conducting assessments, and developing care plans. The ideal candidate should be a licensed R.N. with experience in case management, capable of working in an interdisciplinary team to ensure high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Requires knowledge of case management or utilization review.
• 3-5 years clinical experience preferred.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team format.

Responsibilities

• Manage comprehensive needs of pediatric patients.
• Conduct health assessments and develop care plans.
• Facilitate communication among families and care providers.

Skills

Critical thinking

Problem-solving

Effective communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in case management or health care

Registered Nurse (R.N.) license

Job description

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Primary City/State:

Tucson, Arizona

Department Name:

Maternal Child Health

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Clinical Care

Better Than Ever for Nurses. When we make things better than ever for nurses at Banner Health, we make things better than ever for all of us. This means investing in the holistic health and happiness of our nurses—through better pay, better benefits, better opportunities and a better community.

The Maternal Child Health Department is responsible for providing exceptional care to all our pregnant, postpartum, or pediatric members enrolled with the Banner University Family Care health plan.

As a Pediatric RN Case Manager, your day is centered around managing the comprehensive needs—medical, behavioral, and social—of a pediatric caseload of approximately 100 members. You serve as a vital advocate and resource for children and their families, ensuring they receive coordinated, high-quality care. Your responsibilities include conducting health assessments, developing individualized care plans, and facilitating communication between families, primary care providers, specialists, and community resources. You’ll also play a key role in specialty programs targeting asthma, elevated blood lead levels, sickle cell disease, and catastrophic blood disorders, helping to improve outcomes through education, early intervention, and close monitoring. In addition to case management, you may assist with discharge planning, medication reconciliation, and ensuring compliance with treatment regimens. Training is conducted in-office for the first three months, after which there is an opportunity to transition to remote work. Your schedule follows standard business hours, Monday through Friday, from either 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM or 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Your pay and benefits (Total Rewards) are important components of your Journey at Banner Health. Banner Health offers a variety of benefit plans to help you and your family. We provide health and financial security options, so you can focus on being the best at what you do and enjoying your life

Banner Health Network (BHN) is an accountable care organization that joins Arizona's largest health care provider, Banner Health, and an extensive network of primary care and specialty physicians to provide the most comprehensive healthcare solutions for Maricopa County and parts of Pinal County. Through BHN, known nationally as an innovative leader in new health care models, insurance plans and physicians are coming together to work collaboratively to keep members in optimal health, while reducing costs.

Position Summary

This position provides comprehensive care coordination for patients as assigned. This position assesses the patients plan of care and develops, implements, monitors and documents the utilization of resources and progress of the patient through their care, facilitating options and services to meet the patients health care needs. The intensity of care coordination provided is situational and appropriate based on patient need and payer requirements. This position is accountable for the quality of clinical services delivered by both them and others and identifies/resolves barriers which may hinder effective patient care.

Core Functions

• Manages individual patients across the health care continuum to achieve the optimal clinical, financial, operational, and satisfaction outcomes.
• Acts in a leadership function with process improvement activities for populations of patients to achieve the optimal clinical, financial, operational, and satisfaction outcomes.
• Acts in a leadership function to collaboratively develop and manage the interdisciplinary patient discharge plan. Effectively communicates the plan across the continuum of care.
• Evaluates the medical necessity and appropriateness of care, optimizing patient outcomes. Assesses patient admissions and continued stay utilizing standard criteria. Identifies issues that may delay patient discharge and facilitates resolution of these issues.
• Establishes and promotes a collaborative relationship with physicians, payers, and other members of the health care team. Collects and communicates pertinent, timely information to payers and others to fulfill utilization and regulatory requirements.
• Educates internal members of the health care team on case management and managed care concepts. Facilitates integration of concepts into daily practice.
• May supervise other staff.
• Has freedom to determine how to best accomplish functions within established procedures. Confers with supervisor on any unusual situations. Positions are entity based with no budgetary responsibility. Internal customers: All levels of nursing management and staff, medical staff, and all other members of the interdisciplinary health care team. External Customers: Physicians and their office staff, payers, community agencies, provider networks, and regulatory agencies.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Must possess knowledge of case management or utilization review as normally obtained through the completion of a bachelor's degree in case management or health care.

Requires current Registered Nurse (R.N.) license in state worked. For assignments in an acute care setting, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is also required.

Requires a proficiency level typically achieved with 3-5 years clinical experience. Must have a working knowledge of care management, acute care and/or home care environments, community resources and resource/utilization management. Must demonstrate critical thinking skills, problem-solving abilities, effective communication skills, and time management skills. Must demonstrate ability to work effectively in an interdisciplinary team format. For assignments in an acute care setting, must be able to work flexible hours and take rotating call after hours. Banner Registry and Travel positions require a minimum of one year experience in an acute care hospital and/or home care setting. Experience must include working in an acute care and/or home care setting within the past 12 months as a Case Manager in the specialty area.

Preferred Qualifications

Certification for CCM (Certified Case Manager) preferred.

Additional Related Education And/or Experience Preferred.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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