RN Care Manager - Pre Testing - Days

Sanford Health•Rapid City, SD

19d•$32 - $48•Remote

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is seeking an RN Care Manager for Pre-Testing on Day Shifts. This role involves assisting patients in being cleared for surgery by partnering with providers, anesthesiologists, and other RN Care Managers. All patient contact will be via phone call, with no direct patient care. The position offers a great schedule, Monday through Fridays with no weekends.

Requirements

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

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.
Collecting and relaying information (assessment, screening, diagnostic testing results and risk stratification) to providers on both hospital and clinic patients enrolled in the approved programs.
Developing and providing individualized patient education based on assessed needs.
Developing and implementing individualized care plans.
Assisting with the coordination of patient care across the continuum by collaborating with the inter-professional team and community partners.
Working with the clinical team and may manage disease registries by identifying and following up with patients not meeting clinical and evidenced-based goals as well as Sanford approved clinical guidelines.
Providing services that focus on health and wellness.
Providing healthcare leadership, coordination of services, and the implementation of evidence-based practice to support the overall goals of the designated setting and/or program.
Applying population health care management strategies to panels of patients.
Demonstrating competency and practicing within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge and utilizing appropriate age and population specific standards as designated in their assigned clinical setting.
Functioning within the scopes and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in the state of practice and licensure.
Recognizing the Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as published by the American Nurses Association as the foundation of nursing care delivery and professional conduct.