RN Care Manager
About The Position
The RN Hospital Care Manager I delivers comprehensive care management services to designated patients, leveraging clinical expertise for screenings, assessments, and evaluations. The role involves developing and implementing patient-centered care plans with shared goals and tailored interventions. The Care Manager collaborates with patients, families and caregivers, healthcare providers, payers, community-based providers, and other stakeholders to ensure efficient, effective, patient-focused care management. The position spans inpatient and outpatient departments. This is a PRN role at Intermountain Health St George Regional Hospital in St George, Utah, with Friday, Saturday, and Sunday shifts as needed. Benefits eligibility is listed as no. The scheduled weekly hours are zero. The hourly range is $41.20–$62.17, with the actual rate dependent on experience.
Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution; degree verification is required. RNs hired or promoted into this role must obtain a BSN within four years of their hire or promotion date, unless an existing education agreement takes precedence.
- Demonstrated clinical nursing experience in an inpatient hospital setting and familiarity with hospital patient-related terminology and processes.
- Demonstrated understanding of disease management, including treatment, length of stay, barriers to care delivery, and variations in care.
- Ongoing ability to see and read information, labels, documents, and monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and assess customer needs.
- Ability to communicate verbally and hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately during frequent interactions.
- Manual dexterity to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision, including frequent computer use.
- Mental stamina and flexibility to handle high-stress situations, make quick decisions, and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- For roles requiring driving, ability to drive a vehicle, including sitting, seeing, and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.
Nice To Haves
- Case Management Certification.
- Demonstrated experience in case management, utilization review, value-based care, and/or discharge planning.
- Basic computer skills, including word processing and spreadsheet software; intermediate knowledge of word processing and Excel software.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution.
Responsibilities
- Identify patients using screening criteria and conduct comprehensive evaluations.
- Develop, adjust, and coordinate care plans to address patients’ medical and social needs.
- Guide patient self-management through motivational interviewing and coaching.
- Provide education to healthcare teams and patients, advocate for patient rights, and support self-care.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure timely, high-quality care.
- Lead initiatives to improve care transitions and adherence to policies.
- Provide Goals of Care education to support informed decision-making.
- Track key metrics, analyze trends, and ensure regulatory compliance.
