Nurse Care Manager - Altus, OK

Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers•Altus, OK

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers is seeking a Nurse Care Manager to empower, uplift, and help individuals heal from mental illness, trauma, or addiction. This role involves advocating for and linking consumers with complex illnesses to necessary behavioral health, wellness, primary, and specialty care services. The Nurse Care Manager will lead the development and ongoing management of comprehensive, individualized care plans that help consumers and their families understand their clinical condition, manage symptoms, navigate treatment alternatives, and address non-clinical issues impacting quality of life. The position requires meeting expected performance standards and understanding the integrated care philosophy. The Nurse Care Manager provides case management, rehabilitation, and wellness services to individuals and groups in various settings, supervised by the Director of Integrated Care.

Requirements

Completion of the curriculum requirements for an Associate's degree in nursing
Possession of a valid, current, Oklahoma License as a RN as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nurse Registrations
Demonstrated knowledge of the integrated care philosophy.
Demonstrated skill in working with individuals with Serious Mental Illness, in treating social and emotional problems, in following oral and written instructions and implementing care pathways, and in exercising good judgment.
An expectation of core competencies in relation to individuals with whole health wellness, co-occurring disorders, trauma informed care and collaborative care.
Ability to use clinical tools, data and other information to complete assessments of consumer needs.
Provide collaboration and input into the creation of individualized and comprehensive care plans.
Knowledge of and ability to clearly explain the reason for prescribed treatments and treatment plans to patients.
Communicate with patients, physicians and insurance companies to secure successful outcomes
Knowledge of and ability to follow case and quality management processes in compliance with regulatory guidelines and company procedures
Knowledge of the principles and practices of nursing and of current social and economic problems, principles of family economics and budgeting, human relations, community, state and national health and welfare resources, social assistance requirements, and psychological terminology.
Knowledge of the elements of personal wellness and how to collaborate with others to identify their personal strengths and goals within the Eight Dimensions of Wellness.
Able to work within an integrated team (inpatient and outpatient) to facilitate care by assessing consumer needs, evaluating treatment options, creating care plans, addressing treatment barriers, coordinating care with internal and external providers, and monitoring progress.
Willingness to provide services within the community or consumer homes in order to promote engagement in the outpatient setting and assist in stabilization after a crisis or hospitalization.
Ability to work effectively and courteously with people from various cultures and backgrounds, and to exercise good clinical judgment.

Responsibilities

Provide varying types of individualized care management, nursing and wellness services in various settings to individuals, families and groups to promote emotional or psychological change to alleviate mental disorders and facilitate recovery.
Monitors and evaluates the needs and abilities of the consumer and assists them to function more adequately through use of their own strengths and through use of community resources.
Completes all agency documentation of services in a thorough, accurate and timely manner.
Assists clients to adjust and adapt themselves to their environment, care and treatment.
Assists in the development and implementation of Care Pathways.
Serves as a role model for wellness behaviors.
Applies the principles and processes of coaching when collaborating with others.
Provide referrals to community resources for housing, employment, medical, nutrition education, weight management, Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline, and other community or wellness-related services and resources.
Create partnerships within the local community to enhance consumer access to resources that support the individualized Care Plan goals.
Regular and predictable attendance is an essential job requirement.
Employee must be willing and able to perform all job related travel normally associated with this position.
Must meet agency standards of productivity and fiscal responsibility.
Prepares for and actively participates in huddles, Care Planning and staff meetings.
Must meet "satisfactory" expectations at any scheduled job performance evaluation, coaching and/or Performance Improvement Plans.
Assessment and appraisal of quality of work will be evaluated through training, skill, chart review or special purpose.
Must complete Lighthouse required training and resulting follow up and consultation as required at hire, annually and as directed by Supervisor.
Performs other reasonably related duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor or other management as requested.
Must perform the specific job duties as listed above to meet position expectations.
In addition, must possess skill in working cooperatively and effectively with clients, staff, management and other professional and community groups; in exercising mature judgment in dealing with people; in presenting ideas clearly and accurately; in reading and comprehending the English language; and in communicating effectively, both orally and in writing.