Registered Nurse Care Manager (Temporary)

Windward Life Care • San Diego, CA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

Windward Life Care is seeking a part-time, temporary Registered Nurse Care Manager to help clients live safely at home. Windward Life Care and Home Health is a group of trusted Aging Life Care ® and in-home care professionals with a premier reputation in our field, serving San Diego County for 22 years. They offer geriatric care management services, non-medical home care services, and RN/LVN home health services to clients who are billed on a private-pay basis. Their mission is to improve the lives of older and disabled adults in San Diego County by fostering a lifelong sense of purpose and maximizing independence. The Nurse Care Manager (NCM) performs care management services for Windward’s clients, particularly clients with complex medical needs benefiting from medically-informed expertise and oversight. This position will also have responsibilities in Windward’s home health division.

Requirements

• Active California Registered Nurse (RN)
• 1+ years of paid clinical nursing experience with adults who are older and/or have physical and/or mental disabilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout San Diego County during work hours as dictated by position needs, including visiting our San Diego and San Marcos office locations
• Moderate+ technology proficiency, including use of cell phone apps and web-based office systems such as Google Drive/Workspace
• Ability to work independently, organize travel efficiently, manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, and report mileage, expenses, and billable hours accurately
• Active driver’s license, clean driving record, and reliable vehicle
• Current CPR certification
• Ability to pass a Home Care Services Bureau (HCSB) background screen, TB test, drug screening and health assessment
• Ability to lift, push or pull up to 40 lbs. unassisted

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of nursing (BSN)
• Working knowledge of physical and mental health care in a variety of settings
• Working knowledge of care resources in San Diego County

Responsibilities

• Performs client assessments, including interviewing clients and families about current care situation, identifying client risks and strengths, and assessing concerns of abuse and/or neglect
• Develops comprehensive care plans to address client needs and goals, including making recommendations about care level, presenting care scenarios and associated costs, and identifying appropriate community resources
• Oversees and assures quality of services provided to the client, including managing care coordination and communicating plan of care to other care team members including non-medical Home Care Aides, coordinating care for medically complex clients, conducting home visits, and attending client medical appointments
• Completes skilled nursing visits including medication management, injections, ostomy and catheter care, g-tube feedings and other nursing procedures

Benefits

• Mileage Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level