RN Care Manager - Internal Medicine Clinic

Sanford Health•Fargo, ND

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This full-time RN Care Manager position supports patients at Sanford Health's Southpointe Internal Medicine Clinic, which has 14 providers. Sanford Health is the largest rural health system in the United States, dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. The role involves utilizing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care. Responsibilities include collecting and relaying patient information to providers for hospital and clinic patients enrolled in approved programs. The ideal candidate is self-motivated and can work independently while adapting to changes. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, with no weekends or holidays. Sanford Health, headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has 53,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers, and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organization also features a transformational virtual care initiative. Good Samaritan, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit providers of senior care and services, is part of Sanford Health.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (required in Fargo and Sioux Falls (Sanford USD Medical Center and Clinics), and Bismarck or enrolled and starting a Bachelor’s degree program within one year of hire with a completion date within three years upon date of hire into position. Required in Fargo Network and Sioux Falls Network, or employees hired after January, 2025, who do not possess a Bachelor’s degree in the required field, leadership may consider an educational plan with proven continuous action toward achieving a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing within five years of hire into position. Approval from the Nursing Executive for the market is required in order to waive the bachelor degree requirement (at time of hire)).
Graduate from an accredited nursing program, including, but not limited to, those accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), or National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).
Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state.
Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.
Basic Life Support (BLS) is required and must be obtained within six months of employment.
Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

RN experience preferred.
Bachelor's degree in Nursing strongly preferred in Bemidji and Rapid City.
Minimum of two years’ clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Utilizing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care.
Collects and relays information (assessment, screening, diagnostic testing results and risk stratification) to providers on both hospital and clinic patients enrolled in the approved programs.
Develops and provides individualized patient education based on assessed needs.
Develops and implements individualized care plan.
Assists with the coordination of patient care across the continuum by collaborating with the inter-professional team and community partners.
Works with the clinical team and may manage the disease registries by identifying and following up with patients not meeting clinical and evidenced-based goals as well as Sanford approved clinical guidelines.
Provides services that focus on health and wellness.
Provides healthcare leadership, coordination of services, and the implementation of evidence-based practice to support the overall goals of the designated setting and/or program.
Applies population health care management strategies to panels of patients.
Demonstrates competency and practices within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge and utilizes appropriate age and population specific standards as designated in their assigned clinical setting.
Functions within the scopes and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure.