RN-Nurse Case Manager

Employment Type:

Full time.

Shift: Day Shift.

Description:

At Mercy One, health care is more than just a doctor’s visit or a place to go when you’re in need of medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities – that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well. Mercy One Dubuque is the leading hospital in the tri-states, offering the only comprehensive cardiology center and Level II regional neonatal intensive care unit in the area as well as the newly constructed Mercy One Dubuque Cancer Center.

Other services include a trauma center, a CARF-accredited inpatient rehabilitation unit, orthopedics, retail pharmacies, palliative care and a wide range of outpatient and community services. Mercy One operates two hospital-based skilled nursing units and a 40-bed nursing home. In recognition of the strength of its nursing service and the overall quality of patient care, Mercy One Dubuque has been designated a Magnet hospital four consecutive times – the nation’s most prestigious award for nursing excellence.

The Care Manager RN supports safe, high‑quality patient care by coordinating clinical and discharge planning activities across the continuum. This role integrates clinical expertise, patient advocacy, and collaboration with providers and interdisciplinary teams to ensure timely progression of care, optimize length of stay, and support transitions consistent with regulatory, payer and organizational standards.

Practice is guided by nursing process & policy / procedure / standards & participation in professional / shared governance;
Independently & safely cares for patients common to assigned area or technical/ operational services. Acts as a resource for others & may serve in intermittent expanded roles.

Our Trinity Health Culture:
Knows, understands, incorporates & demonstrates our Trinity Health Mission, Values, Vision, Actions & Promise in behaviors, practices & decisions. Professional Nursing Practice:
Acts independently & appropriately within license, scope of knowledge & experience in practice area;
Continues to evolve with best evidence discoveries;
Provides leadership & retains accountability for delegation, choices, decisions & outcomes;
Collaborates with key stakeholders & contributes to quality & improvement practices & outcomes;
Exhibits willingness to take on new & additional responsibilities;
Embraces new ideas & cultural differences while managing competing priorities. Professional Nursing Process (ANA):
Knows, understands, incorporates & demonstrates (document, teach, coordinate, advocate) standard elements of professional practice:
Assess, Diagnose, Outcomes Identification / Solutions, Plan, Implement, Evaluate. Professional Development:
Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, licenses & certifications, identifying learning needs & seeking appropriate assistance or educational offerings;
Supports the learning & development of others (e.g., staff, formal learners, patients, families, community). Compassion, Communication & Stewardship:
Incorporates caring process (Caritas), advocacy & appropriate resource utilization as an essential component of nursing practice through concrete acts, interpersonal relationships & effective & respectful written, verbal & nonverbal communications. Environment of Care:
Practices in an environmentally safe, professional manner; monitors & initiates corrections or evidence-based practices, including those for equipment & material resources;
Promotes optimum physical & psychological behaviors;
Influences effective, judicious & financially responsible use of…