Registered Nurse Care Manager - Case Management

McLaren Health Care; Bay City (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan is seeking a Registered Nurse Care Manager in Case Management to coordinate patient transitions and optimize length of stay, resource use, and readmission prevention. You will work with physicians, nursing, social work, Home Care, PCP offices, and other resources to ensure safe, appropriate transitions across the continuum.

Requirements include RN licensure, a Bachelor’s degree in nursing (or actively pursuing one with anticipated completion within five years),

Qualifications

• RN licensure (State license) is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or higher; pursuing degree acceptable with expected completion within five years.
• Three years of acute hospital care experience are required.

Responsibilities

• Perform care coordination assessments for initial admission within 24 hours.
• Collaborate with social workers and other disciplines to ensure timely transitions to appropriate levels of care.
• Assess patient/family needs to reduce barriers and plan discharge.

Skills

Acute hospital care experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

BSN or higher (pursuing degree)

Tools

ACM or CCM certification

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Registered Nurse Care Manager - Case Management

Daily Work Times: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Scheduled Biweekly Hours: 80

Position Summary: Accountable for proactive coordination and timely transition of assigned patients to the most appropriate level of care along the continuum. Impacts key results such as achieving top decile performance in length of stay, cost efficient resource utilization, preventing readmissions and unnecessary emergency room visits. Works collaboratively with physicians, nursing, members of the multidisciplinary team (such as Home Care and PCP offices), as well as other resources internal and external to the organization.

1. Performs care coordination assessments for initial assessment of patients with 24 hrs. of admission. assessments for readmission and transition planning.

2. Works collaboratively with the social worker and other disciplines to ensure a safe, appropriate, and timely transition to the next level of care, taking into consideration the patient’s available resources.

3. Assesses patient/family needs to reduce barriers and formulate discharge plans (e.g., LOS barriers to D/C).

Required

• State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing from accredited educational institution, or actively pursuing degree and to be obtained within five years of accepting position.
• Three years of acute hospital care experience

Preferred:

• Experience in utilization management/case management, critical care, or patient outcomes/quality management
• Certification in Case Management Certification (ACM or CCM)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as a Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross or equivalent through the Military Training network (MTN)

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26011436
• Daily Work Times: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

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McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.