Telephonic RN Nurse Care Manager Remote in Houston, TX

HarmonyCares Home Health; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HarmonyCares Home Health is seeking a Nurse Care Manager to enhance health outcomes for high-risk patients through personalized care plans and effective communication. This role involves coordinating care services and educating patients on self-management to optimize health outcomes. Join a leading home healthcare provider dedicated to quality, collaborative care.

Benefits

Quarterly Bonuses

Health, Dental, Vision, Disability & Life Insurance

401K Retirement Plan with company match

Tuition and Professional License reimbursement

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse License required.
• 2+ years of care management experience desirable.
• Strong clinical skills and effective communication needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage care for high-risk patients and develop care plans.
• Coordinate services and facilitate communication during care transitions.
• Educate patients and caregivers on health management strategies.

Skills

Clinical skills

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Proactive thinking

Time management

Education

Bachelor of Science in nursing or related field

Registered Nurse License

Job description

Overview

HarmonyCares is one of the nation’s largest home-based primary care practices. HarmonyCares is a family of companies all dedicated to providing high-quality, coordinated health care in the home. This includes HarmonyCares, HarmonyCares Medical Group, HarmonyCares Home Health and HarmonyCares Hospice.

Our Mission – To bring personalized, quality-based healthcare to the home of patients who have difficult accessing care.

Our Shared Vision – Every patient deserves access to quality healthcare.

Our Values – The way we care is our legacy. Every interaction counts. Go the extra mile. Empower and support each other.

Why You Should Want to Work with Us

• Quarterly Bonuses
• Health, Dental, Vision, Disability & Life Insurance, and much more
• 401K Retirement Plan (with company match)
• Tuition, Professional License and Certification Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off, Holidays and Volunteer Time Paid
• Orientation and Training Day Time Hours (no holidays/weekends)
• Great Place to Work Certified
• Established in 11 states
• Largest home-based primary care practice in the US for over 28 years, making a huge impact in healthcare today!

More details about the benefits we offer can be found at https://careers.harmonycares.com/benefits.

Responsibilities

The Nurse Care Manager is an integral member of the care team and is vital to enhancing the health outcomes of HCMG patients. This position will manage a caseload of high-risk patients where he/she is responsible for managing their care and barriers. These duties will include, but are not limited to Transitional Care Management, Chronic Care Management, Disease Management Education, Medication Education, and the development and management of patient care plans. The Nurse Care Manager will serve as co-chair of the pod alongside the pod leader, focusing on driving and prioritizing patient needs to improve patient outcomes.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinates care services with pod leader to ensure that patients have access to a comprehensive set of services tailored to their needs throughout their healthcare journey
• Works collaboratively within the care team to develop and manage personalized care plans, address care gaps, and engage with other resources to ensure access to care
• Coordinates the transition of care for patients throughout the continuum to ensure patient needs are met accordingly and to ensure that avoidable hospital admissions do not occur
• Coordinates and facilitates High Risk Huddles along with ensuring that follow-up actions are completed
• Prioritizes patients based on the severity and urgency of their conditions to ensure that the most critical cases receive immediate attention
• Reviews medical records to identify gaps in care and coordinate services with the care team to manage these issues
• Regularly updates patient care plans
• Performs thorough nursing assessments via telephone of patients to maximize or improve current health outcomes
• Provides education to patients and/or their caregivers on disease education, medication, health maintenance, and disease prevention to promote self-management and improve health outcomes
• Demonstrates strong clinical skills, critical thinking abilities, and effective communication in their interactions with patients, caregivers, providers, fellow care team members, etc.
• Documents necessary interactions, assessments, updates, etc. in patient’s medical records according to processes and guidelines
• Serves as liaison between patients, providers, resources, etc. to ensure seamless care delivery
• Facilitates communication of patient status and plan of care during transitional experiences such as home to hospital, hospital to post-acute care and back to home

In this role you may work with. . .

• Executive Directors
• Market Leaders
• Pod Leaders
• Clinical Social Worker
• Patient Health Coordinator
• Population Health Team

Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Active Registered Nurse License
• 2+ years of care management experience in community, health plan or hospital systems
• Possesses strong clinical skills and proactive thinking
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to perform extensive telephone assessment
• Knowledge of Medicare regulations and home care and hospice standards
• Experience with small group presentations and teaching/training
• Exhibits excellent interpersonal skills
• Exhibits excellent written and oral skills
• Working knowledge of computer programs (email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Manages time effectively to ensure all duties and documentation requirements are completed in a timely manner

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor of Science in nursing or related field
• May be required to obtain multi-state licensing
• Strong knowledge of population health, quality measures, care gap closure and value-based care models

Posted Max Pay Rate

Posted Min Pay Rate

Pay Transparency

Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related considerations.

Notice

HarmonyCares and HarmonyCares Hospice are not affiliated with Harmony Hospice Care. HarmonyCares Hospice does not conduct business in OH. HarmonyCares Hospice conducts business in MI, VA, WI, TX, IN, IL.