Care Manager RN

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Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bedteachinghospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first Heart

CARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Accountable for the patient's holistic plan of care in collaboration with other members of the health care team. Provides ongoing leadership, support and guidance to all nursing staff. Presents a positive image and attitude to staff, patients and visitors. Utilizes the nursing process to promote and restore patient's health status; provides physical and psychological support to patients and families; and supervising assigned team members.

Identifies patient needs using the nursing process across the continuum of care. Uses a systematic critical-thinking approach to guides data gathering, assessment, nursing judgement, intervention and evaluation of human responses to actual and potential health problems through activities such as health teaching and the provision of care, supportive and restorative care and or support of a peaceful death. All responsibilities are carried out in accordance with the mission, vision, strategic imperatives and standards of Lexington Medical Center (LMC), American Nurses Association Standards, and in accordance with the provisions/statues set forth by the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act.

Minimum Education
:
Bachelors of Science in Nursing
Minimum Years of Experience
: 2 Years of experience in areas of specialty within the past 5 years
Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional):
Consideration will be given to candidates with an ADN or Diploma nursing degree who are presently enrolled in a RN to BS in Nursing or RN to MS in nursing program with the expectation that the degree be completed within 12 months of hire/promotion into the Care Manager role
Required Certifications/Licensure
:
Current RN license to practice in the State of South Carolina;

National nursing certification in specialty or must be obtained within six months of hire/promotion into role.
Required Training
:
Completes yearly safety training and other mandatory classes;

Earns a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education annually within specialty;

Efficient conflict resolution and problem solving skills.

• Nursing care reflects an integration of knowledge, skills, experience and attitudes needed to meet the needs of patients and families. Thus, the continuums of RN characteristics are derived from patient needs and are demonstrated by proficiency in the following:
  • Clinical Judgment – Synthesizes and interprets multiple, sometimes conflicting, sources of data; makes judgment based on an immediate grasp of the whole picture, unless working with new patient populations; uses past experiences to anticipate problems; helps patient and family see the “big picture”; recognizes the limits of clinical judgment and seeks multi-disciplinary collaboration and consultation with others; recognizes and responds to the dynamic situation.
  • Advocacy and Moral Agency – Works on behalf of patient, family and community; advocates from patient/family perspective, whether similar to or different from personal values; advocates ethical conflict and issues from patient/family perspective; suspends rules – patient and…