RN Manager

PACS

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Manager communicates regularly with residents and their families about Plans of Care, PT, OT, and other treatment protocols. This role involves attending and participating in morning meetings/stand-ups to facilitate team communication, answering resident questions about their care, treatment plans, and illness progression to ensure they feel safe and secure. The position requires monitoring and adjusting resident statuses based on changing needs and conditions, organizing and prioritizing daily work by assessing the needs of new, current, and discharging residents, and completing required documentation. The RN Manager performs utilization review activities to ensure resident-appropriate, timely, and cost-effective care, coordinates care with residents, providers, financial services, and third-party payers, and oversees all admissions and discharge activities. This role also coordinates referrals to and from the facility and requires the ability to relate positively and effectively with residents, families, staff, and professional colleagues. Accurate charting and timely completion of necessary paperwork are essential, as is the ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment in interactions with physicians, providers, payers, residents, and their families. Effective communication and promotion of cooperation and collaboration among individuals are crucial. Excellent time management skills are needed to develop organized work processes in a high-volume environment with rapidly changing priorities. Intermediate computer skills and competence in maintaining professional, respectful, and honest interactions are required.

Requirements

Ability to relate positively, effectively, and appropriately with residents, families, staff and professional colleagues.
Accurate charting and ability to complete necessary paperwork in a timely manner.
Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgement in interactions with physicians, providers, payers and residents and their families.
Must be able to effectively communicate with, and promote cooperation and collaboration between individuals including residents/families/caretakers, physicians, nurse and other ancillary partners.
Must have excellent time management skills to develop organized work processes in a high volume environment with rapidly changing priorities.
Intermediate computer skills.
Competence maintaining professional, respectful, honest interactions with residents/families and staff and partners.
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or Social Work.
Registered Nurse (RN) license preferred. Licensed (LVN or LPN) nurse acceptable.
Two (2) year clinical nursing experience preferred.
Knowledge of Medicare, Medi cal and Medicaid programs and benefits.
PCC Knowledge
Ability to read technical procedures.
Ability to read and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
LVN/LPN Valid License or RN Valid Licensee in the state you are working.
Must maintain all required continuing education/licensing.
Must remain in good standing with the Department of Public Health; License and Certification Division at all times.

Nice To Haves

Certificate as a certified Case Manager (CCM) a plus.

Responsibilities

Communicate regularly with residents and their family about Plans of Care, PT, OT and other treatment protocols.
Attends and participates in morning meetings/stand up to facilitate communications with the team.
Answer residents’ questions about their care, treatment plans, illness progression and all other issues so they feel safe and secure in our care.
Monitor and adjust resident’s statuses based on changing needs and conditions.
Organize and prioritize daily work by assessing new, current and discharging residents needs in area(s) of responsibility.
Complete documentation as required.
Performs utilization review activities to provide resident appropriate, timely and cost effective care.
Coordinate care with resident, care providers, facilities financial services, and third party payers.
Oversee all admissions and discharge activities.
Coordinate referrals both to and from our facility.