Location: Farmington,NM, USA
Love what you do; Love where you liveThe RN Case Manager is responsible for assessing, planning, facilitating, and advocating for options and services through a continuum of care from admission through discharge on assigned patients. The RN Case Manager performs this role in such a manner as to meet the individuals' health needs while promoting hospital throughput, quality, and cost-effective outcomes.Required Behaviors:•As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization: Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability, and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.Required Qualifications:•Current RN license in the state of New Mexico•Assertive and diplomatic communication skills•Self-motivated and accountable•Team-Oriented•Nursing experiencePreferred Qualifications:•Bachelor's Degree (BSN)•Accredited Case Manager Certification (ACM) •Cerner experience•Case Management experienceDuties and Responsibilities:•Provide and document initial and ongoing transition of care assessments of the patients' needs for services in collaboration with the patient, family, and healthcare team•Communicate and collaborate with the patient and patient's family toward a safe and outcome-based discharge plan•Provide patient/family education to facilitate an understanding of their hospital and post-hospital course, their status assignment and discharge appeal rights and provide advocacy for their care•Monitor and evaluate utilization of services to focus on the best treatment and approach for the patient promoting the timely progression of interventions, utilization of resources and expected outcomes within a length of stay consistent with external regulations and standards•Collaborate with other members of the healthcare team to ensure patients receive the right care, at the right time, in the right place, using the right resources•Provide transition planning coordination to include identifying needs and implementing referrals to other clinical care providers. Evaluate patient progress and revise the care plan if needed•Observation Management•Maintain current knowledge of and follow CMS requirements•Responsible for identifying and documenting barriers to care progression and escalating cases appropriately•Collaborate effectively with departmental staff to achieve goals and objective•Enhance professional growth and development through participation in education programs, review of current literature, and attendance at staff and in-service meetings•Perform other duties as assigned•Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC's Service Standards into their daily work: Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and StewardshipPhysical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions: •Prolonged standing/sitting/walking•Fast-paced environment•High level of activity with many interruptions•Possible exposure to communicable disease•Repetitive motions, i.e.: keyboard usageSensory requirements:•The caregiver will need to be able to hear:~ Alarms on equipment/fire alarms/overhead announcements~ Patients/families verbal discussion~ Instructions/feedback from other healthcare providers•The caregiver will need to be able to see:~ Focus on close-up and distant objects~ Have intact: peripheral vision and depth perception