RN Care Management - Inpatient Acute Care

Job Description

Description

At Peace Health, our vision is simple yet powerful; every person receives safe, compassionate care - every time, every touch. As a RN at Sacred Heart Medical Center, you'll be part of a collaborative, mission driven team dedicated to ensuring our patients receive exceptional care. If you're ready to join a team where your expertise and compassion truly matter, please consider the following role with us:

• Role:
  Full-time RN Care Management
• Position Details:
  Coordinates and facilitates the discharge plan of care and services for our inpatient population
• Schedule:
  
  1.0 FTE day shift position working 10-hour shifts
• Hospital: 350 bed acute care medical center with level II trauma center

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We offer you:

• A current wage range of $50.78 - $79.78, rate of pay is dependent upon RN experience and terms of the Oregon Nurses Association union contract.
• Additional compensation for BSN (4%), MSN (5%) and Specialty Nursing Certification ($3.75)
• Weekend differential
• Professional Nurse Advancement Program with pay incentives
• Relocation Assistance
• Full benefits package effective the first of the month following start date
• Excellent Tuition Assistance and CE
• A mission driven healthcare system

Location:

Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend is a Located an hour from the Pacific Ocean and 2 hours South of Portland, Oregon, Springfield and its sister city Eugene are adventure-driven destinations. Find yourself hiking to spectacular waterfalls, enjoying the nearby ocean beaches, rafting and kayaking in white water, cycling through wine country or along the many miles of bicycle paths. We have one of the most desirable locations in the Pacific Northwest to live, work, and play.

In addition to year around outdoor activities, you’ll find a wide array of educational and cultural activities at the University of Oregon, Museums of Art and Natural History, and the Hult Center for Performing Arts.

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Position Details:

Coordinates and facilitates the discharge plan of care and service of selected patient populations across the continuum of illness, promote effective utilization and monitoring of health care resources, and assumes a leadership role with the interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal clinical, financial, and satisfaction of outcomes. Acts as intermediary between hospital and third-party payors to ensure patients receive appropriate medical services, and the organization receives appropriate and optimal reimbursement, in accordance with regulatory standards.

• Reviews patient admission data within established time frames of department, to determine the appropriate level of care in accordance with hospital-sanctioned industry standard criteria and/or other established criteria for other settings across the continuum of care.
• Assesses, develops, implements and monitors a comprehensive discharge plan of care through an interdisciplinary team process in conjunction with the patient and family in internal and external settings.
• Comprehensively assesses patients’ goals as well as their biophysical, psychosocial, environmental and discharge planning needs and financial status.
• Identifies key problems, strengths and resources to be addressed in the discharge plan of care, including needed resources post-discharge. Coordinates and facilitates those services.
• Ensures accurate documentation for patient’s continued hospital stay is established and maintained, coordinates necessary changes with attending physician and other team members as necessary to achieve optimal care and reimbursement.
• Communicates proactively and adeptly with members of the interdisciplinary team to ensure hospital and community resources are appropriately and effectively utilized on behalf of patients and their families.
• Facilitates interdisciplinary team meetings to improve quality, decrease cost and improve patient satisfaction.
• Coordinates documentation and clarifies necessary details…