staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Care Manager - $51-70 per hour

Company: Adventist Health
Location: Armona
Posted on: March 3, 2025

Job Description:

Adventist Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Care Manager for a nursing job in Armona, California.Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Care Manager
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff
  Located in a tight-knit community in Kings County, Adventist Health Hanford has been serving the Central Valley since 1965. We are comprised of a 173-bed hospital and many outpatient clinics with primary and specialty care services. Hanford residents are proud of their city's historic charm and family-friendly atmosphere. Within an hour's travel time, Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks can be enjoyed.
  Job Summary:
  Provides excellent patient care by assisting in the collaboration, development, implementation, revision and reporting of the case management program. Acts as a liaison between the patient, family, nurse, physicians, multidisciplinary team and patient's healthcare benefactor to optimize outcomes. Serves as a consultant to the healthcare team on specific patient items. Coordinates a continuum of care for a defined population of patients from pre-admission through post discharge. Assures that patients and families proceed efficiently through the course of hospitalization.
  Job Requirements:
  
  Education and Work Experience:
  
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  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN): Preferred
    
  • Experience in a care management role: Preferred
    
    
    
    Licenses/Certifications:
    
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    • Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
      
    • Case management certification: Preferred
      
      
      
      Essential Functions:
      
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      • Leads the coordination of patient care with other disciplines within the care team, monitoring the appropriateness and timeliness of care.
        
      • Ensures the interdisciplinary care plan is consistent with the patient's clinical course, continuing care needs and covered services by monitoring diagnostic testing, treatments and procedures, and other aspects of patient care as appropriate for acute care.
        
      • Discusses with physicians, the appropriateness of resource utilization, consultations, treatment plan, estimated length of stay, and discharge plan. Focuses on complex patients, frequent emergency department utilizers, chronic pain patients, substance abuse patients and homeless patients. Collaborates with acute care case managers to ensure appropriateness on ongoing care.
        
      • Coordinates the transfer of patients to tertiary centers, including the transfer of patient information required for continuity of ongoing treatment and services.
        
      • Provides oversight and collects data required for regulatory and accreditation compliance. Manages frequent emergency department visitors by conducting a focus study review of the previous and current admissions.
        
      • Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
        
        
        
        Organizational Requirements:
        Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
        
        
        Adventist Health Job ID #35753. Posted job title: nurse care manager (hanford), full time, 8-hour day shift, 10k welcome!About Adventist HealthAdventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 80 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 400 sites of care, including 26 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of 37,000 includes employees, physicians, allied health professionals and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness, and hope. We are committed to staying true to our heritage by providing patient-centered, quality care. Together, we are transforming the healthcare experience with an innovative and whole-person focus on physical, mental, spiritual and social healing to support community well-being.Benefits
        • Continuing Education
        • Bereavement
        • Medical benefits
        • Dental benefits
        • Vision benefits
        • Health Care FSA
        • 403b retirement plan
        • Employee assistance programs
        • Life insurance
        • Holiday Pay
        • 401k retirement plan
        • Sick pay
        • Health savings account

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