Registered Nurse Care Manager - Case Management

Karmanos Cancer Institute; Lapeer, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 68,000; Part time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan seeks an experienced Registered Nurse Care Manager to coordinate care transitions and optimize outcomes across the continuum. You will work with physicians, nursing staff, social workers and other resources to prevent readmissions and support appropriate level-of-care decisions.

Required: RN licensure, Bachelor’s in nursing, and at least three years of acute hospital care. Preferred: Case management certification (CCM/ACM), utilization management experience, and

Qualifications

• State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited program.
• Three years of acute hospital care experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care assessments and transition planning within 24 hours of admission.
• Collaborate with social workers and disciplines to ensure timely transitions.
• Assess patient/family needs to reduce barriers and plan safe discharges.

Skills

Care coordination

Case management

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Discharge planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

RN Licensure

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

Department: Case Management
Daily Work Times: 8:00am - 4:00pm Variable
Shift: Days
Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 32

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.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities as Assigned:

1. 1. Performs care coordination assessments for initial assessment of patients with 24 hrs. of admission. assessments for readmission and transition planning.
2. 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. 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)

• Schedule: Part-time
• Requisition ID: 26010952
• Daily Work Times: 8:00am - 4:00pm Variable
• 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.