RN - Registered Nurse Case Manager - Trauma

Geisinger Health System • Wilkes-Barre, PA

138d

About The Position

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital is a fully accredited Level 1 Trauma Program. The Trauma Case Manager plays an essential role in the operations of Trauma and Geisinger's strategic priorities. Some of those responsibilities include, but are not limited to, daily review of the clinical management guidelines for each patient, direct patient interaction and tracking various quality performance indicators for accreditation. The Trauma Case Manager will also round with the trauma clinical team.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years previous RN work experience is required.
• Trauma/Critical Care experience preferred.
• Graduate from Specialty Training Program (Required).
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (Preferred).
• Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring optimal quality, clinical and financial outcomes.
• Networking, assuring availability and coordinating needed patient and family services.
• Identifying and advocating for individual needs of patients.
• Identifying and resolving patterns of variance having a negative quality, clinical and financial impact.
• Creating action plans and systems to optimize clinical and system outcomes.
• Assumes the role of clinical expert.
• Coordinates patient care placing rehabilitation and social service consults per protocol.
• Facilitates weekly multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Participates in direct patient care in a preceptor role.
• Acts as a preceptor or adjunct faculty for student nurses as needed.
• Participates in discharge planning in conjunction with other healthcare members.
• Documents care management and progress report in each trauma service patient's chart on a weekly basis and as needed.
• Provides one-on-one consultation with multidisciplinary team members identifying and implementing strategies to enhance patient care and outcomes.
• Assists in collection and interpretation of data pertinent to the Trauma PI Program and Trauma Registry.
• Maintains trauma roster and updates on concurrent basis.
• Summarizes concurrent daily chart rounding information into monthly quality improvement report and forwards initial review to leadership for secondary review and action.
• Coordinates data collection for formal quality improvement focus audits.
• Develops and revises quality improvement data collection instruments and documentation guidelines.
• Provides immediate one-on-one education concerning patient care and system.

Benefits

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one.
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents.
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA).
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions.
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly.
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year.
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive.
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care.
• Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree