Clinic Nurse Case Manager

Boys Town • Omaha, NE

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About The Position

In a career as a Clinic Nurse Case Manager, you join us in providing life-changing care to patients from across the region. In this role, you will coordinate and facilitate clinical management for an assigned population to enhance quality care and promote cost-effective utilization of healthcare resources, in the outpatient setting.

Requirements

• A registered nurse who is a graduate of an accredited school with a current state license required.
• Minimum of one year of experience in an ambulatory health care facility or a hospital required.
• BLS certification required.
• Prior working knowledge of using a personal computer and electronic medical records required.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates care coordination in collaboration with the patient, family, caregiver and health care team. This is done through early identification and thorough assessment of the patient's need/preferences and resources available. In collaboration with the medical provider, determines the appropriate level of care and coordinates the interdisciplinary care delivery.
• Facilitates the progression of care based on patient needs and conditions.
• Triages telephone calls and responds to patients and families and other members of the healthcare teams' questions that are within a registered nurse's scope of practice. Serves as the primary point of communication between team, family, and patient.
• Communicates information to the health care team and those involved in the patient's care.
• Advocates on behalf of patients/families and caregivers for service access and insurance benefits within the constraints of regulations, and for the protection of the patient's health, safety and rights.
• Evaluates the options available and balances cost and quality to assure the optimal clinical and financial outcomes.
• Evaluates patient outcomes affected by the care management process for improvement opportunities.
• Assists the multidisciplinary team in care delivery and patient education according to the population served.
• Reviews results and provides related patient education at the direction of the medical providers.
• Coordinates referrals, scheduling, and other special arrangements as required by each individual patient.
• Conducts Registered Nurse only patient visits and makes recommendations based on patient progress, if applicable.
• Participates in community outreach or marketing projects for the program as appropriate and acts as a representative of the team when needed.

Benefits

• A unique feature for employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits are reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location.
• Additional costs savings for the employee and their dependents are found in our pharmacy benefits with low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs.
• Boys Town takes your mental health seriously with no cost mental health visits to an in-network provider.
• We help our employees prepare for retirement with a generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account.
• Additional benefits include tuition assistance, parenting resources from our experts and professional development opportunities within the organization, just to name a few.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees