RN Care Manager

Mccurtain County Community Based Outpatient Clinic•Idabel, OK

18d•Onsite

About The Position

EGA Associates, LLC is seeking a Registered Nurse Care Manager to support a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) at a Primary Care Community Based Outpatient Clinic serving Veterans primarily in and around Idabel and McCurtain County, Oklahoma. The clinic provides primary care in an outpatient clinical environment. The RN Care Manager provides professional nursing services and develops, oversees, and manages care management plans and coordination in collaboration with PACT staff. The role uses evidence-based guidelines and standardized nursing protocols to promote patient engagement, self-care, and wellness, and supports patients across care settings and transitions. The position works with patients through secure messaging, virtual care, telephone care, shared medical appointments, and face-to-face visits. It requires collaboration with interdisciplinary team members and the Primary Care Provider, timely documentation and communication, and compliance with EGA policies, professional standards, contract requirements, patient privacy rules, and credentialing and training obligations. The position has no direct employment supervisory responsibility, although the RN may delegate appropriate activities and remains accountable for assignments and outcomes. Travel is expected to be negligible except as needed for orientation, training, meetings, or other contract-related activities. Work is primarily in a clinical environment with moderate noise possible, daily patient contact, and use of computers and clinical equipment. The schedule may vary according to the client contract; additional hours may be required, and overtime requires prior facility-supervisor approval. The stated pay rate is $37.25–$44.00 per hour, commensurate with experience and job type. EGA describes its benefits package as including vacation, sick leave, holidays, three medical plan options, dental and vision coverage, free basic term life insurance, voluntary supplemental life insurance, short- and long-term disability, critical illness, accident insurance, hospital indemnity, and a 401(k) retirement savings plan. Benefit eligibility depends on job type and full-time status.

Requirements

Graduate of a professional nursing program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education at the time of completion.
Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered nurse registration in Oklahoma or an acceptable multistate compact license.
Current Basic Life Support certification, or ability to obtain it before beginning patient care.
Ability to complete required VA and EGA credentialing, background screening, and onboarding requirements.
Knowledge of care management, care coordination, chronic disease management, population health, and outpatient nursing operations.
Ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary, team-based model of care.
Strong verbal, written, clinical documentation, and patient-education skills.
Ability to use electronic health records, telehealth platforms, and standard computer applications.
Ability to meet the physical demands of a traditional clinical setting, including lifting up to 20 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Previous primary care or ambulatory care nursing experience.
Previous experience providing care to Veterans or working in a VA medical center, VA outpatient clinic, or contracted VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic.
Experience with the VA Patient Aligned Care Team model, motivational interviewing, secure messaging, virtual care, or transitions of care.

Responsibilities

Provide professional nursing services to assigned and unassigned patients in accordance with licensure, certification, nursing standards of practice, and the approved functional statement.
Develop, oversee, and manage care management plans and care coordination in collaboration with Patient Aligned Care Team staff.
Participate in secure messaging, virtual care, view-alert management, shared medical appointments, telephone care, and face-to-face visits.
Identify patient needs for discipline-specific team members and discuss nursing recommendations with the Primary Care Provider.
Engage appropriate PACT staff and enter consultation requests when required for formal communication.
Delegate appropriate activities to qualified clinical or administrative associates while retaining accountability for assignments and outcomes.
Enter test orders under approved standardized RN care-management protocols or Primary Care Provider orders.
Provide same-day access for face-to-face and telephone nursing care.
Use evidence-based guidelines, standardized nursing protocols, and accepted practice standards to promote patient engagement, self-care, and wellness.
Manage patients transitioning between levels of care and participate in quality and performance-improvement activities.
Perform additional duties as assigned.
Maintain required licenses, certifications, credentials, competencies, and training; complete required training, documentation, quality reviews, and administrative responsibilities within established timeframes.
Protect patient privacy and comply with applicable confidentiality and information-security requirements.
Immediately report patient safety events, compliance concerns, clinical risks, and other matters requiring escalation.
Perform work in accordance with EGA policies, professional standards, contract requirements, and EGA’s Code of Conduct.