RN, Care Manager, Per Diem, Clearlake

Adventist Health • Clearlake, CA

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About The Position

Adventist Health Clear Lake is a 25-bed critical access hospital serving Lake County, California, with primary and specialty care clinics throughout the area. The RN, Care Manager assists with the collaboration, development, implementation, revision, and reporting of the case management program. The role serves as a liaison among patients, families, nurses, physicians, the multidisciplinary team, and patients’ healthcare benefactors to optimize outcomes. It consults with the healthcare team on patient-specific matters and coordinates a continuum of care for a defined patient population from pre-admission through post-discharge, helping patients and families proceed efficiently through hospitalization. This position is represented by RCHEA.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice is required.
• Receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable; medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination of patient care with other disciplines on the care team and monitor the appropriateness and timeliness of care.
• Ensure the interdisciplinary care plan aligns with the patient’s clinical course, continuing care needs, and covered services by monitoring diagnostic testing, treatments, procedures, and other aspects of acute care.
• Discuss resource utilization, consultations, treatment plans, estimated length of stay, and discharge plans with physicians.
• Focus on complex patients, frequent emergency department utilizers, chronic pain patients, patients with substance abuse, and homeless patients.
• Collaborate with acute care case managers to ensure the appropriateness of ongoing care.
• Coordinate transfers to tertiary centers, including transfer of information required for continuity of treatment and services.
• Provide oversight and collect data required for regulatory and accreditation compliance.
• Manage frequent emergency department visitors by conducting focus-study reviews of previous and current admissions.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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