RN Care Manager II

Overview:


The RN Care Manager II is a key member of the healthcare team responsible for providing comprehensive care coordination and knowledge to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate the outcomes of care for a designated patient population. The RN Care Manager II promotes patient care coordination and quality through the collaborative development of practice guidelines and clinical pathways that support quality improvement activities.
Responsibilities:

* Utilizes case finding criteria to screen patients and gather information from the medical record, physician documentation, patient/family, and other sources to develop a comprehensive plan for the patient that will meet identified needs. * Facilitates timely documentation review with the Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) specialist, as necessary, to ensure appropriate clinical documentation is available in the patient's medical record to guide the care team in determining the expected length of stay. * Utilizes the nursing process to evaluate daily through discussion with the patient and caregivers and chart findings to ensure the patient is meeting daily objectives. * Modifies the case management plan to meet the changing needs of the patient's clinical condition. Secures needed resources via a multidisciplinary approach to care management strategy to assure timely, efficient, and cost-effective services. * Researches, designs, and implements practice guidelines and clinical care designs in collaboration with physicians, nursing, and other members of the healthcare team for assigned population. * Identifies specific objectives, goals, and actions to meet the patient's identified needs. * Collaborates and communicates effectively with the physician and other members of the healthcare team to plan and implement the care of the patient in a timely manner. Documents results of communication in the patient's medical record. * Visits patients in accordance with the plan of care providing education on medications, treatment plan, discharge instructions, and modalities as necessary to promote health and continuity of care. * Participates in daily multidisciplinary rounds and ensures appropriate disciplines are available. * Collaborates directly with the Nurse Manager to ensure the staff adheres to sound clinical practices assisting in the development of educational activities for staff or patients as needed.
Qualifications:

Minimum Education:
* Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field OR certification as listed below. Minimum Experience:
* Four (4) years of acute care nursing experience; a minimum of three (3) years of experience in area of assigned responsibility. Licensure Requirement:
* Current Tennessee RN License. Current certification in Case Management, CCM, ACM, or CPHQ OR Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field.
Benefits:

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