Case Management Nurse - Plastics

The Nebraska Medical Center•Omaha, NE

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Nebraska Medicine is seeking a Case Management Nurse to join our Plastics team. The Case Management Nurse is responsible for coordinating patient care through the surgical process, providing education and advocacy, facilitating discharge planning and support services, assisting with insurance and resource needs, and collaborating with the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, seamless, and holistic care. This is a full-time, onsite position with 40 scheduled weekly hours, Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.

Requirements

Minimum of three years nursing experience required.
Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) required.
Effective verbal and written communication skills required.
Ability to prioritize and make independent clinical judgments required.
Experience with basic patient care equipment, policy procedure and protocol manuals required.
Ability to work collaboratively and cooperatively with an interdisciplinary team required.
Effective critical thinking/analytical skills required.
Ability to effectively evaluate care across the continuum required.
Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Nebraska or current compact state license required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required, must be from an American Heart Association (AHA) endorsed program (effective for new hires starting January 1, 2023 or later).
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) department dependent required

Nice To Haves

Prior nursing experience in related field preferred.
Based on position, prior experience in one or more of the following areas including oncology, cardiovascular care, neonatal intensive care, nephrology, solid organ transplantation, general medical/surgical care, emergency care, critical care, med spa, dialysis, interpretation, and explanation of physical/laboratory/screening results preferred.
Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree preferred.
Based on position, successful completion of nephrology nurse education program preferred.
Knowledge of health care financial environment and reimbursement systems preferred.
Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel preferred.
Experience with graphic software preferred.
Experience with patient teaching materials preferred.
Understanding of related patient registries and data bases preferred.
Experience leading/supervising a team preferred.
Based on position, certification preferred in one or more of the following areas including Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) , Blood and Marrow Transplant Certified Nurse, Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Oncology Nursing Certification (OCN), Oncology Nursing Society Chemotherapy and Biotherapy, transplant coordination, and/or Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage a system of patient care delivery for a designated group of patients to achieve high quality, cost effective outcomes across the continuum of health care.