Registered Nurse - Case Management w/sign-on bonus - 5389

Vantage Search Group•Glendale, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides case management, care coordination, and discharge/disposition planning for inpatient and outpatient care settings at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona. Assists service members and/or veterans, family members, and caregivers in accessing appropriate options and services for complex healthcare needs, including acute, chronic, multiple, complex, catastrophic, or life-threatening illnesses; combat stress; traumatic brain injury residuals; community adjustment; addictions; and other health problems. Coordinates care with multiple providers across levels and sites of care and addresses patients’ and families’ psychosocial, nursing, and medical needs through multidisciplinary care management. Evaluates care and outcomes to ensure services are provided appropriately and on time. The nurse participates in all phases of the Case Management Program, including assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation. The role includes identifying patients for case management, collecting and documenting patient information, developing and coordinating individualized care plans, facilitating referrals and access to services, advocating for and educating patients and caregivers, and arranging follow-up after discharge. The nurse uses military and community resources, maintains required records and data, participates in interdisciplinary and facility meetings, supports staff orientation and training, and helps evaluate the facility’s case management program. The position requires compliance with applicable DoD, Air Force, facility, and agency policies, professional nursing standards, equal employment opportunity requirements, and infection-control and safety procedures. Schedule: Monday through Friday, nine hours between 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., with a one-hour unpaid lunch. No weekends or holidays.

Requirements

Associate or bachelor’s degree in Nursing from a college or university accredited by ACEN or CCNE; a BSN is preferred but not required.
At least 3 years of full-time clinical case management experience as a registered nurse with an ADN, or at least 2 years with a BSN, working with adults, children, families, seniors, and groups.
Current, full, active, and unrestricted Registered Nurse license from any state.
Current AHA or ARC BLS Healthcare Provider certification.
Certified Case Manager credential from the Commission for Case Management or ANCC, or certification eligibility with 3 years of experience for ADN graduates or 2 years for BSN graduates in full-time clinical case management.
Knowledge and skills in case management assessment, planning, facilitation, and advocacy.
Knowledge of HIPAA medical privacy and confidentiality requirements and AAAHC and The Joint Commission accreditation standards.
Familiarity with computer applications, Microsoft Office, MS Outlook, and the internet.
Ability to communicate skillfully and tactfully with people who may be ill, uncooperative, fearful, emotionally distraught, or occasionally dangerous.
Organization, problem-solving, and communication skills to explain medical requirements professionally and courteously to patients, caregivers, and medical and non-medical staff.
Ability to pass a government background check/security clearance.
Selected applicants must submit to a background check and pre-employment drug test.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree.

Responsibilities

Identify and evaluate patients and families for case management using referrals, discharge planning, the Medical Evaluation Board process, and other sources.
Collect and assess patients’ physical, emotional, psychological, social, and medical information through patient contact and relevant records and interviews.
Develop patient-specific plans of care with short- and long-term goals, and coordinate approval with patients, caregivers, providers, and healthcare team members.
Guide patients and caregivers through the healthcare system and coordinate care plans, referrals, and access to appropriate services.
Advocate for patients and ensure education is provided to patients and caregivers as needed; promote adherence to treatment plans.
Coordinate care across healthcare settings, including alternate settings and the home, to support health, safety, quality of life, and cost-effective care.
Develop and maintain military and community resources to improve access to services and medical care.
Document and update treatment plans, patient-care data, tracking logs, and reports in accordance with applicable guidelines.
Monitor and evaluate treatment-plan adherence and response, follow-up, care timeliness, outcomes, interventions, resource utilization, and the facility’s case management program.
Participate in all phases of the Case Management Program and help ensure it meets established standards of care.
Develop and implement local case management strategies, tools, and processes, including inpatient, outpatient, onsite, and telephonic case management.
Integrate case management with utilization management and social work case management.
Maintain liaison with community agencies and organizations.
Develop treatment plans with preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative, psychosocial, and clinical interventions to support continuity of care and wellness.
Establish processes for treatment-plan implementation and post-discharge follow-up in ambulatory and community healthcare settings.
Provide health care instruction to patients and caregivers based on identified learning needs.
Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, facility meetings, and care coordination meetings.
Share relevant clinical nursing and case management knowledge and experience; participate in orientation and training of other staff.
Complete required electronic medical record, facility orientation, and Air Force/DoD case management training.
Comply with applicable policies, professional standards, equal employment opportunity requirements, infection-control practices, and safety procedures.