RN CASE MANAGER

Socket.dev; Santa Maria (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, CA is seeking a Case Manager RN to coordinate care across the continuum and lead the interdisciplinary team toward optimal outcomes. You will perform admissions assessments, discharge planning, and ensure timely care coordination with community resources.

Requirements include RN license in CA, graduation from an accredited nursing program, BLS/CPR, and a valid CA driver’s license. Home health experience preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required at hire.
• Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program required at hire.
• Registered Nurse license – CA required at hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR/BLS) certification required at hire.
• Driver's license - CA required at hire.
• Auto insurance required at hire.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to provide safe, physician-ordered care for patients.
• Assess patient condition at each visit and document significant changes.
• Plan patient-specific care in collaboration with patient and physician; coordinate plan and recertifications.
• Implement treatment plans while maintaining infection control and patient dignity.
• Evaluate patient progress and prepare for discharge in coordination with care team.
• Coordinate patient-care activities and ensure care coordination with all applicable disciplines.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Registered Nurse License – CA

Graduate of accredited RN program

Job description

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1940, Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center is a 191-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Santa Maria, California. Serving over 250,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, cancer care, orthopedics, and stroke care. Additionally, Marian Regional Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and the only healthcare facility on the Central Coast to offer ECMO.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Case Manager RN, you will coordinate the care and services of patients across the continuum of illness; promote effective utilization; monitor health care resources; and assume a leadership role with the interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes through the tools of case management. Every day you will perform a wide variety of high-level patient care activities to include admission assessment, screen for appropriateness, and development of a discharge plan. Timely and appropriate discharges will be accomplished by evaluating the patient's post-discharge needs and the provision of services necessary to meet those needs. To be successful in this role you must be knowledgeable in community resources and alternate care facilities.

• Utilizes the nursing process to provide safe therapeutic physician ordered care for patients
• Assessment- assesses the patient condition at each visit noting significant changes in condition. Conducts Outcome and Assessment Information Sets and other required tools at the appropriate timeframes.
• Planning- develops a patient specific plan of care in collaboration with the patient and physician. Coordinates timely and accurate preparation of plan of treatment and recertifications as assigned. Makes recommendations that may improve the patient's quality of life
• Implementation- Oversees or carries out the treatment plan. performs physician ordered tasks maintaining principles of infection control. Treats patients and family members and caregivers with dignity, courtesy and respect
• Evaluation- Regularly evaluates the needs of the patient. Evaluates patient's progress to goals and prepares the patient for discharge. Completes discharge planning in collaboration with patient, physician, other nurses, social worker and other health care workers as applicable. Participates in patient care conferences
• Assists with coordination of patient-care activities/scheduling. Collaborates/cooperates to assure effective consistent management of patients. Ensures care coordination occurs with all applicable disciplines. Reports issues following the chain of command

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Graduate or High School GED, upon hire
• Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program, upon hire
• Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire
• Basic Life Support - CPR BLS, upon hire
• Driver's License - CA
• Auto Insurance, upon hire

Preferred

• Home health experience