RN Case Manager

Amn-Healthcar; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AMN Healthcare seeks a Case Manager to join our multidisciplinary care management team in Oklahoma City. You will coordinate care, assess patient goals, and monitor progress to ensure appropriate treatment and discharge planning.

Required NB: Oklahoma RN license or eNLC, BLS, 3 years acute care, and strong communication skills. You will work 12-hour day shifts in a high-collaboration environment with focus on patient advocacy and resource coordination.

Qualifications

• RN license in Oklahoma or eNLC multi-state compact.
• BLS certification from American Heart Association.
• Minimum 3 years of clinical nursing in acute care.
• Knowledge of nursing practices and procedures.
• Strong clinical assessment and communication skills.
• Familiarity with community resources and third-party payer issues.
• Ability to explain complex information clearly to patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care for selected patient populations within a multidisciplinary team.
• Assess patient goals including biophysical, psychosocial, and discharge needs.
• Monitor progress and adjust care plans as needed.
• Advocate for patients and families with scarce resources.
• Collaborate with third-party payers to resolve care continuity issues.
• Direct discharge planning with the care team, family, and community.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Nursing assessment

Interpersonal skills

Care coordination

Discharge planning

Patient-family communication

Education

BSN or higher nursing program

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

Case Manager

POSITION DUTIES

As a member of a multidisciplinary care management team, the nursing case manager is accountable and responsible for coordinating the care and services of selected patient populations.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Comprehensively assesses patient goals: biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, discharge planning needs and financial status.
• Closely monitors patient’s progress for changes in medical needs that could affect present and future medical treatment.
• Procures services and serves as advocate on behalf of the patient and family with scarce resources.
• Works closely with third party payers to resolve problems and issues affecting the continuity of patient care.
• Coordinates and directs the discharge planning of patients with family members, health care team and the community.
• Reviews admission data within the designated timeframe to determine the suitability of the level of care in accordance with ISD-A criteria and/or established criteria.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Current RN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate Compact RN License (eNLC).
• Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required.
• Three (3) years clinical nursing experience in an acute care facility.
• Knowledge of nursing practices and procedures.
• Strong clinical assessment skills.
• Must be knowledgeable about resources available in the community for use by patients, families and the health care team that would facilitate in the recovery of the patient.
• Requires knowledge of third party payer issues concerning reimbursement and regulatory perimeters.
• Must be able to explain technical and complex information in such a way that patients and family can understand.
• Strong interpersonal skills that facilitate the gathering of information necessary for assessing the patient’s needs and the range of treatment and care necessary.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science (or higher) in Nursing Board Approved Program preferred.

LENGTH OF ASSIGNMENT

13 weeks

SHIFT / HOURS PER WEEK

12 hr days, 36 hours/wk

START DATE

ASAP