RN CASE Manager or SOCIAL Worker

Responsibilities

Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi‑facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. Sierra Medical Center is a 170‑bed acute care hospital offering services including 24/7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more.

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• Compassion:
  We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family.
• Empathy:
  We put ourselves in our patient’s shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch.
• Teamwork:
  We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient’s lives.
• Quality:
  We strive to provide excellence in clinical care.
• Ethics:
  We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards.
• Respect:
  We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone.
• Service Excellence:
  We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve.
• Innovation:
  We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care.

RN Case Manager or Social Worker – full time (40 hours per week) with full benefits and a convenient day shift schedule.

This dynamic individual will be responsible for the implementation of the case management/social work process, which includes assessment, planning, collaboration, intervention, monitoring and evaluation.

Through this process, the Case Manager/Social Worker facilitates the patient’s care from admission to discharge.

The Case Manager/Social Worker reviews care for level of care criteria, quality and efficacy of care and treatment, core measure interventions, and other criteria as requested.

Collaborates with all members of the healthcare team to facilitate discharge planning including providing patient and family education specific to disease management and follow‑up care.

• Performs the care management process to assess, plan and facilitate discharge planning on all patients.
• Documents initial assessment within 48 hours of admission.
• Demonstrates competency in use of Inter Qual criteria to determine appropriateness and level of care of admitted and continued stay patients.
• Provides ongoing assessment and re‑evaluation and documents appropriately.
• Documents avoidable days and refers to Administration and/or Medical Director for intervention as needed.
• Demonstrates knowledge of various levels of care by ensuring safe and appropriate discharge planning and post‑acute care services.

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• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Tuition Reimbursement/Repayment Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries.

• Current Nevada Registered Nurse or Social Worker License.
• Five (5) or more years of previous experience in all aspects of nursing and two (2) or more years of UR or CM experience preferred.
• Discharge Planning preferred.
• Current BLS certification.

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.