Clinical Case Manager / RN

Lovelace Health System•Albuquerque, NM

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Case Management Acute Care Clinical Case Manager Registered Nurse in Albuquerque, NM. Lovelace Westside Hospital provides care to Albuquerque’s Westside and Rio Rancho, including a 24-hour emergency department and a wide range of inpatient and outpatient surgical capabilities such as Ear Nose and Throat (ENT), bariatric and orthopedic service lines.

Requirements

BS or BA in Social Work or Associate's Degree in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing.
Social Worker: Medical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker preferred.
Must have current license as Social Worker from New Mexico Board of Social Work Examiners, and basic life support certification.
Registered Nurse: Valid NM Nursing license or NM compact license (within 90 days of hire)
BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.
HIRING DEPARTMENT MAY ALSO REQUIRE ACLS and or PALS.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Social Work or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
Two years of medical social worker or RN Case Manager experience
CCM or ACM preferred

Responsibilities

The Clinical Case Manager assesses the social, psychosocial, cultural, environmental and financial situations concerning the patient and family.
He/she is a patient/family advocate, promoting rights and dignity and striving to involve the patient/family in aspects of care as appropriate.
The Clinical Case Manager also facilitates the acute, rehabilitative, and long-term discharge processes to provide for an optimal age-specific continuum of care for the populations listed below.