RN Case Manager - Preston Home Health - FT - Day Shifts

Sanford Health•Austin, MN

1d•Onsite

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. Good Samaritan Society – Preston provides home care services for southeast Minnesota, including the counties of Freeborn, Mower, Fillmore, Houston, southern Olmsted, and southern Winona. This full-time position, requiring 64 hours per bi-weekly pay period, primarily supports the Austin, MN area with day shifts and a flexible schedule, including an on-call weekend rotation. The RN Case Manager integrates health care for clients from pre-admission to post-discharge through the coordination and sequencing of care. This role enhances patient/resident flow and interdisciplinary communication to promote early intervention. The position involves evaluating outcomes based on established clinical, financial, and utilization data, functioning in structured and unstructured health care settings, and utilizing independent nursing judgment. The Case Manager will work with various age groups, including neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients/residents, and must be able to communicate effectively with patients, family members, and the healthcare team. The role requires fiscal responsibility, problem-solving skills, self-motivation, and the ability to incorporate teaching/learning principles.

Requirements

Must be licensed RN in Minnesota
Must have a current driver’s license
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
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)
Demonstrate independence, assertiveness and critical thinking when working with patients/residents and co-workers
Ability to document clearly
Ability to solve problems
Self-motivated
Works with little direction
Ability to incorporate teaching/learning principles and adapt teaching to age group
Ability to facilitate groups and implement projects when necessary
Ability to establish priorities, have strong flexibility and organizational skills
Knowledgeable about reimbursement for services provided

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing
Minimum of two years’ clinical experience

Responsibilities

Integrates health care for clients from pre-admission to post discharge
Coordinates and sequences the client’s care
Enhances patient/resident flow and interdisciplinary communication to promote early intervention
Evaluates outcomes based on an integration among established clinical, financial and utilization data
Functions in structured and unstructured health care settings
Utilizes independent nursing judgment when integrating health care
Works with growth and development needs of client populations in clinical area
Communicates with patients/residents, family members and others on the health care team
Coordinates, facilitates, and negotiates with others
Monitors, evaluates and trends patient/resident responses utilizing structured care methodologies
Is fiscally responsible and controls variances and duplication
Documents clearly
Solves problems
Incorporates teaching/learning principles and adapts teaching to age group
Facilitates groups and implements projects when necessary
Works primarily day hours, scheduled weekends, and occasional evenings