RN Care Manager - Part time - Days

Sanford Health•Sioux Falls, SD

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. The RN Care Manager will work with patients in the community who have completed falls prevention courses. The RN Care Manager will connect with patients and complete an assessment regarding the patient's fall prevention goals. The RN Care Manager will assist the patient by connecting them to services, providing home screens for falls, etc. This role is responsible for utilizing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care. It also involves collecting and relaying information (assessment, screening, diagnostic testing results and risk stratification) to providers on both hospital and clinic patients enrolled in approved programs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (required in Fargo and Sioux Falls, and Bismarck or enrolled in a program within one year of hire with completion within three years; for Fargo Network and Sioux Falls Network, employees hired after January 2025 without a Bachelor's degree may be considered with an educational plan to achieve it within five years and Nursing Executive approval).
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

Minimum of two years’ clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Connect with patients and complete an assessment regarding the patient's fall prevention goals.
Assist the patient by connecting them to services, providing home screens for falls, etc.
Utilize the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care.
Collect and relay information (assessment, screening, diagnostic testing results and risk stratification) to providers on both hospital and clinic patients enrolled in the approved programs.
Develop and provide individualized patient education based on assessed needs.
Develop and implement individualized care plan.
Assist with the coordination of patient care across the continuum by collaborating with the inter-professional team and community partners.
Work 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.
Provide services that focus on health and wellness.
Provide healthcare leadership, coordination of services, and the implementation of evidence-based practice to support the overall goals of the designated setting and/or program.
Apply population health care management strategies to panels of patients.
Demonstrate competency and practice within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge and utilize appropriate age and population specific standards as designated in their assigned clinical setting.
Function within the scopes and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure.