Registered Nurse Case Manager (RN) PRN

Tenet Healthcare; Nacogdoches (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) retirement plan with employer-m

Paid time off

Career development opportunities

Health savings accounts

Employee Assistance program

Pet insurance

Job summary

Tenet Healthcare's Nacogdoches Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse Case Manager to coordinate care across the patient journey, promote timely discharge, and reduce readmissions. You will collaborate with physicians, families, and care teams to ensure medical necessity and appropriate resource use.

This role emphasizes education, documentation, and transition planning, with opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment in East Texas.

Qualifications

• RN license in good standing and current state-specific registration.
• 2 years of acute hospital patient care experience required.
• ACM certification preferred.
• Strong organizational, communication and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Accurate medical necessity screening and submission for review.
• Care coordination across transitions and resources.
• Transition planning assessment and reassessment.
• Lead and facilitate multi-disciplinary care conferences.
• Documentation in the Tenet Case Management system.
• Identify and refer complex patients to Social Work Services.
• Communicate plan of care with patients and families.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Critical thinking

Education

RN license

Bachelor's or master's in nursing (preferred)

Tools

Tenet Case Management system

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

Overview

Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance. Ready to be a vital part of our mission?

At Nacogdoches Medical Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary

The RN Case Manager is responsible to facilitate care along a continuum through effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access to care and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patient’s resources and right to self-determination. The individual in this position has overall responsibility for ensuring that care is provided at the appropriate level of care based on medical necessity and to assess the patient for transition needs to promote timely throughput, safe discharge and prevent avoidable readmissions. This position integrates national standards for case management scope of services including:

• Utilization Management supporting medical necessity and denial prevention
• Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention and patient satisfaction
• Care Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring care is the right sequence and at appropriate level of care
• Compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards and Tenet policy
• Education provided to physicians, patients, families, and caregivers

Responsibilities

The individual’s responsibilities include the following activities:

a) accurate medical necessity screening and submission for Physician Advisor review,

b) care coordination,

c) transition planning assessment and reassessment,

d) implementation or oversight of implementation of the transition plan,

e) leading and facilitating multi-disciplinary patient care conferences,

f) managing concurrent disputes,

g) making appropriate referrals to other departments,

h ) identifying and referring complex patients to Social Work Services,

i) communicating with patients and families about the plan of care,

j) collaborating with physicians, office staff and ancillary departments,

k) leading and facilitating Complex Case Review,

l) assuring patient education is completed to support post-acute needs ,

m) timely complete and concise documentation in the Tenet Case Management documentation system,

n ) maintenance of accurate patient demographic and insurance information,

o) identification and documentation of potentially avoidable days,

p) identification and reporting over and underutilization,

q) and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education:

• Required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Preferred: Academic degree in nursing (bachelor's or master's)

Experience:

• Required: 2 years of acute hospital patient care experience.
• Preferred: Acute hospital case management experience.

Licensure & Certifications:

• Required: RN. Must be currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice profession as required by law or regulation in state of practice or policy. Active RN license for state(s) covered.
• Preferred: Accredited Case Manager (ACM)

Other Qualifications:

• Required skills include demonstrated organizational skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to lead and coordinate activities of a diverse group of people in a fast paced environment, critical thinking and problem solving skills and computer literacy.

Organization Description

Nacogdoches Medical Center has been serving the East Texas community for nearly 50 yearswith a focus on caring for patients and a strong team environment. Service lines at the hospital include obstetrics and gynecology, cardiology (including a cath lab and electrophysiology capabilities), cancer care, neuroscience (Brainlab technology and stroke treatments) and weight loss surgery. Theseservices help the medical center provide treatment options close to home for patients. Join our team!

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