CASE MANAGER RN
Company: University of New Mexico - Hospitals
Location: Albuquerque
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
UNM Hospitals participates in the Clinical Advancement Program
(CAP) and depending on your Nursing Education and National
Certifications, you'll work towards one of five CAP levels that
offer increasing compensation. You may earn up to $8.00 in addition
to base pay.
Sign-on Bonus and Relocation Reimbursement Available
Receive an additional 17% weekday night and 26% weekend nights
shift differential.
This position if for a UPC Adult Inpatient RN case manager to
support the case management and discharge needs of adults on the
inpatient units.
Department: Clinical Social Work - UPC
FTE: 1.00
Full Time
Shift: Days
Position Summary:
Coordinate all systems/services required for an organized,
multidisciplinary, patient centered care team approach, and assure
quality, cost-effective care for the identified patient population.
Manage the course of treatment of patients, coordinating care with
physicians, nurses and other staff ensuring quality patient
outcomes are achieved within established time frames and with
efficient utilization of resources. Conduct initial and ongoing
assessments, initiate disease management protocols, determine and
manage outcomes, ensure continuity of care through discharge
planning, utilization of resources and analysis of variances.
Function as a contact person for patient, family, health care team
members, community resources and employees as necessary. Ensure
adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures.
Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent,
adult and geriatric age groups.
Detailed responsibilities:
PATIENT CENTERED MED - Adhere to and promote the core expectations
of the Patient Centered Medical Home or Patient Centered Specialty
Practice as applicable
IDENTIFICATION - Identify appropriate patients within designated
specialty area requiring patient case management interventions by
utilizing established procedures including census review, risk
screens, and referral
DATA - Perform assessment, data collection, obtain, review, and
analyze information in collaboration with the patient, family,
significant others, health care team members, employers, and others
as appropriate
ASSESSMENT - Assess the patient's clinical, psychosocial status and
current treatment plans
NEEDS - Assess the patient/family/significant others needs in
relation to the medical diagnosis and treatment and resources;
provide treatment options, financial resources, psychosocial needs,
and discharge planning in collaboration with appropriate
resources
ORDERS AND REFERRALS - Obtain necessary orders from physicians to
initiate home health referrals, home infusion medications and
supplies, oxygen and equipment; coordinate referrals for oxygen and
equipment
REPORTS & RECORDS - Maintain computer-based tracking system and
compile required reports and records
COLLABORATION - Develop collaborative relationships with other
departments/services and community health care agencies
facilitating and supporting quality care in area of clinical
expertise; act as a resource on complex patient care activities
GOALS - Assist the patient, family, significant others to set
patient-centered goals for individual patient, family, and
significant others in collaboration with physicians, staff RNs and
other health care team members
PLAN OF CARE - Develop comprehensive multidisciplinary plan of care
effectively utilizing tools and resources
DISCHARGE PLANNING - Conduct timely discharge planning by
anticipating patient needs in collaboration with physicians, staff
RN's, and other health care team members
VARIANCES - Intervene when variances occur in patient
individualized treatment plan
RESOURCES - Coordinate and evaluate the use of resources and
services in a quality-conscious, cost effective manner and
collaborate with appropriate providers to ensure effective, quality
outcomes
INTERVENTIONS - Monitor and evaluate short-term and long-term
patient responses to interventions in collaboration with quality
assurance and utilization review, maintaining interdependent
follow-up as necessary
VARIANCE - Review variance from standardized protocols of care with
health care team members and implement resolution strategies
TREATMENT CONFERENCE - Facilitate and/or participate in conferences
providing ongoing evaluation of interdisciplinary dynamics, goals
attainment and treatment management
EDUCATION - Ensure and/or provide instruction to the patient and
family based on identified learning needs; assess patient/family
knowledge, health status expectations, and locus of control
INFORMATION - Assist with development of activities and methods to
ensure information is articulated and disseminated to appropriate
members of the health care team
CONTINUITY OF CARE - Collaborate with the health care team to
ensure continuity of patient care throughout all health care
settings; promote effective communication among health care team
members including the patient, family, and significant others
MEETINGS - Participate in team meetings when indicated or as
directed
CARE PLAN - Incorporate recommendations and/or services of
interdisciplinary team members in the care plan
COMMUNICATION - Use interpersonal communication strategies with
individuals as well as groups of patients, families, significant
others, and staff to achieve expected outcomes and patient/family
and health care team satisfaction
DOCUMENTATION - Provide routine verbal and written documentation
for the initial assessment and progress of the patient to other
members of the health care team in a timely manner
ORIENTATION - Participate in orientation, continuing education of
staff RN's and other health care team members as appropriate
QUALITY - Participate in continuous quality improvement activities
by evaluating patient care systems that may include standards,
protocols, and documentation
COMMITTEES - Attend meetings and represent department or Hospitals
within Hospitals related committees or the community, as assigned
by supervisor
DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through
participation in educational programs, reading current literature,
attending in-services, meetings and workshops
PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies,
procedures and protocols
PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety
by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through
questioning of current policies and processes
PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental
conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue
risk
PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety
concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in
their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or
situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"
Qualifications
Education:
Essential:
Program Graduate
Nonessential:
Bachelor's Degree
Education specialization:
Essential:
Nationally Accredited Nursing Graduate
Nonessential:
Nursing
Experience:
Essential:
1 year directly related experience
Nonessential:
Bilingual English/Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo
Credentials:
Essential:
RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM
CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
Physical Conditions:
Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or
up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of
force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or
more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are
in excess of those for Sedentary Work. May require walking or
standing to a significant degree or requires sitting most of the
time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls;
and/or may require working at a production rate pace entailing the
constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight
of materials is negligible.
Working conditions:
Essential:
Minor Hazard - physical risks, dirt, dust, fumes, noise
Department: Registered Nurse
Keywords: University of New Mexico - Hospitals, Albuquerque , CASE MANAGER RN, Executive , Albuquerque, New Mexico
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