Care Manager- RN

Description

Northern Light Health

Department: Care Coordination

Position is located: Blue Hill Clinic

Work Type: Full Time

Work Schedule: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Summary: Oversee clinical care to patients with complex care needs, chronic disease and through transitions of care. Serves in an expanded nursing role to collaborate with the Medical Team to provide a model of care that ensures the delivery of quality, efficient, and cost‑effective healthcare services. Integrates evidence based clinical guidelines, preventive guidelines, protocols, and other metrics in the development of treatment plans that are patient‑centric, promoting quality and efficiency in the delivery of healthcare.

• Provide safe transition of care across the continuum of care.
• Provide patient education and promote patient independence and self‑management.
• Implement monitoring systems for high‑risk member to prevent and/or intervene early during acute exacerbations. Works with the primary care physician to ensure appropriate standing orders for acute exacerbation management (such as diuretic titration protocol).
• Continuously evaluates laboratory results, diagnostic tests, utilization patterns and other metrics to monitor quality and efficiency results for assigned population.
• Provides regular progress updates to PCP and other members of the care team.
• Collaborates with the Inpatient Care Management and Continuing Care Coordinators to ensure smooth process in place when movement between settings occurs.
• Monitor patient progress and promote early intervention in acute care situations.
• Demonstrate leadership qualities in the areas of time management, problem solving, decision making, priority setting, delegation, organization, written/verbal communication and listening skills.
• Demonstrate autonomy being accountable for their practice.
• Other duties.

• Three to five years of recent (within the last 3 years) acute care experience or relevant experience required.
• Knowledge of the basic principles of care management and care coordination required.

• Achieves Results
• Acts Strategically
• Applies Business Acumen
• Basic Life Support
• Electronic medical record software
• Demonstrates Adaptability
• Demonstrates Emotional Intelligence
• Develops Self and Others
• Effectively Communicates
• Exercises Sound Judgment & Decision Making
• Fosters Innovation
• Influences and Inspires
• Ability to understand the language used to precisely describe the human body
• Word processing, spreadsheets, data entry, database experience and other computer related skills
• Email application with the ability to manage email as well as calendars, managing tasks and contacts, note taking, journaling, and web browsing
• MS Teams
• Word process application with the ability to create and edit documents, format, use tables, apply footnoting, create table of contents and mail merge techniques
• Promotes Health and Safety
• Provides Patient-Centered Care
• Resolves Conflict
• Seeks Process Improvement & Applies System Thinking
• Serves Others
• Utilizes Resources Effectively
• Behaves with Integrity and Builds Trust
• Cultivates Respect
• Fosters Accountability
• Practices Compassion

• Required Registered Nurse

• Required Associate's Degree
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred

• Prolonged periods of sitting

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability status, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, protected veteran status, national origin, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.