RN, Care Manager, Full-time, Day Shift

Adventist Health • Sonora, CA

4h • Onsite

About The Position

Adventist Health Sonora has been one of the area's leading healthcare providers since 1900, comprised of a 72-bed hospital, 30 medical offices, comprehensive cancer care and a vast scope of award-winning services located throughout Tuolumne and Calaveras counties and the surrounding areas. Sonora is known for its friendly hometown charm, vast outdoor experiences and lively downtown, complimented by its proximity to Yosemite National Park and Lake Tahoe. This role provides excellent patient care by assisting in the collaboration, development, implementation, revision and reporting of the case management program. The Care Manager acts as a liaison between the patient, family, nurse, physicians, multidisciplinary team and patient's healthcare benefactor to optimize outcomes. They serve as a consultant to the healthcare team on specific patient items and coordinate a continuum of care for a defined population of patients from pre-admission through post discharge, assuring that patients and families proceed efficiently through the course of hospitalization. Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)
• Experience in a care management role
• Case management certification

Responsibilities

• Leads the coordination of patient care with other disciplines within the care team, monitoring the appropriateness and timeliness of care.
• Ensures the interdisciplinary care plan is consistent with the patient’s clinical course, continuing care needs and covered services by monitoring diagnostic testing, treatments and procedures, and other aspects of patient care as appropriate for acute care.
• Discusses with physicians, the appropriateness of resource utilization, consultations, treatment plan, estimated length of stay, and discharge plan. Focuses on complex patients, frequent emergency department utilizers, chronic pain patients, substance abuse patients and homeless patients. Collaborates with acute care case managers to ensure appropriateness on ongoing care.
• Coordinates the transfer of patients to tertiary centers, including the transfer of patient information required for continuity of ongoing treatment and services.
• Provides oversight and collects data required for regulatory and accreditation compliance. Manages frequent emergency department visitors by conducting a focus study review of the previous and current admissions.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees