Professional Practice Nurse Care Manager

Davita Inc.; Kansas City (MO); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is looking for a Professional Practice Nurse Care Manager Lead to oversee staff education and care coordination processes. The role involves optimizing clinical outcomes and ensuring the team's adherence to best practices for patient care. Ideal candidates will have a BSN, relevant experience, and the necessary nursing licenses. This full-time position offers a competitive wage, requiring onsite work at the company's facility in Kansas City, MO.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in nursing or care management.
• Licensed RN in MO/Kansas required.
• Certified Case Manager or equivalent certification required.

Responsibilities

• Manage new employee orientation and ongoing education.
• Ensure staff follow care coordination best practices.
• Act as EMR Superuser to optimize processes and staff efficiency.

Skills

Care coordination

Clinical management

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree BSN

Job description

Professional Practice Nurse Care Manager

Requisition ID

2025-33711

Requisition Post Information* : Posted Date

2 hours ago(6/17/2025 4:24 PM)

Posting Category

Nursing

Division

CARE MANAGEMENT

Work Type

Full Time

Work Days

Mon- Fri

Work Hours

varies 0730-1730

FLSA Status

Exempt

Location : Name

Adele Hall

Recruiter : Full Name: First Last

Angela Brown

Recruiter : Email

[e-mail]

Thanks for your interest in Children's Mercy!

Do you envision finding a meaningful role with an inclusive and compassionate team? At Children's Mercy, we believe in making a difference in the lives of all children and shining a light of hope to the patients and families we serve. Our employees make the difference, which is why we have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top pediatric hospital, for eleven consecutive years.

Children's Mercy is in the heart of Kansas City - a metro abounding in cultural experiences, vibrant communities and thriving businesses. This is where our patients and families live, work and play. This is a community that has embraced our hospital and we strive to say thanks by giving back. As a leader in children's health, we engage in meaningful programs and partnerships throughout the region so that we can improve the lives of children beyond the walls of our hospital.

Overview

The Professional Practice Nurse Care Manager Lead manages new employee orientation and ongoing professional education to achieve leading practices and sustained outcomes across the Care Management Department. This individual is an EMR Superuser who arranges and oversees EMR optimizations to support staff efficiency, optimize professional practices, increase engagement with clinical teams, and optimize technology processes. Ensures all staff are employing care coordination best practices in their role to achieve organizational goals for patient satisfaction, clinical improvements, operational efficiencies, and financial growth. The Professional Practice Nurse Care Manager Lead is expert at the roles of Clinical Review Case Manager and Care Coordination Nurse Case Manager and provides support to larger team in addressing and resolving role specific concerns. This role improves efficiency and reduces health care costs as evidenced by decreased lengths of stay, decreased re-admissions, decreased denials, and increased patient satisfaction.

At Children's Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.

Additionally, it's important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children's Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005. If you are selected for this position, you will be asked to supply your immunization records as proof of vaccination. If you and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.

Responsibilities

Schedules and track new employee orientation to ensure new staff successfully demonstrate competencies to support the organization in optimizing clinical outcomes and financial margins.

• Schedules and tracks ongoing employee education to ensure all staff are current on mandatory annual educational requirements, competent on department annual educational requirements, current on care coordination best practices, and engaged in ongoing case
• Functions as the department?s Electronic Record Superuser and represents the department in Electronic Record optimizations and implementations to improve efficiency, reduce administrative burden, optimize care coordination best practices, and improve comm
• Ensures all staff are employing care coordination best practices in their role to achieve organizational goals for patient satisfaction, clinical improvements, operational efficiencies, and financial growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree BSN and
  • 3-5 years experience
    • Experience as a care manager or demonstrated leadership skills in a previous role
• One of the following: Licensed RN - MO, Registered Nurse Multistate License Missouri required upon hire
• One of the following: Licensed RN - Kansas, Registered Nurse Multistate License Kansas required upon hire
• One of the following: American Case Management, Certified Case Manager required upon hire
• RN Compact license for all states besides KS and MO
  • Must Obtain KS or MO compact within 60 days of hire
• One of the following: American Case Management Certification or Certified Case Manager
  • Employees must obtain American Case Management or equivalent within 365 days
  • Employees must obtain Certified Case Manager or equivalent within 365 days
• Refer to Nursing and Advanced Practice Provider Licensure and Certification policy for required Life Support Certifications Required Upon Hire

Benefits at Children's Mercy

The benefits plans at Children's Mercy are one of many reasons we are recognized as one of the best places to work in Kansas City. Our plans are designed to meet the changing needs of our employees and their families.

Learn more about Children's Mercy benefits.

Starting Pay

Our pay ranges are market competitive. The pay range for this job begins at $36.75/hr, but your offer will be determined based on your education and experience.

Remote Work/Work from Home

This position is not eligible to work remotely, which means that the person hired will be required to work onsite at one of our Children's Mercy locations and may not work from home.

EEO Employer/Disabled/Vet

Children's Mercy hires individuals based on their job skills, expertise and ability to maintain professional relationships with fellow employees, patients, parents and visitors. A personal interview, formal education and training, previous work experience, references and a criminal background investigation all are factors used to select the best candidates. The hospital does not discriminate against prospective or current employees based on the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, creed, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry or veteran status. A drug screen will be performed upon hire. Children's Mercy is smoke and tobacco free.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

CM is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. Our patients and families come from all walks of life, and so do we. We know that our greatest strengths come from the people who make up our team so we hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger and our patient care more compassionate.

If you share our values and our enthusiasm for service, you will find a home at CM. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring, including education, ideas, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, languages spoken, veteran status, color, religion, disability and beliefs.

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