REGISTERED NURSE CASE MANAGER

SITE OF SERVICE:

• Pensacola, FL

POSITION QUALIFICATION/REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree: Associates Degree of Nursing.

• Education: Graduate from an accredited nursing educational program, from a college or university accredited by National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

• Certification: Possess one of the following certifications:
  • Commission for Case Manager Certification Certified Case Manager (CCM)
  • Certification of Disability Management Specialists Commission: Certified Disability Management Specialist (CDMS)
  • Association of Rehabilitation Nurses: Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN)
  • American Board for Occupational Health Nurses Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN) or Certified Occupational Health Nurse-Specialist (COHN-S).
  • National Board for Certification in Continuity of Care: Advanced Certification in Continuity of Care (ACCC)
  • Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification: Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)
  • American Nurses Credentialing Center Nurse Case Manager (RN-NCM)
  • National Academy of Certified Care Managers: Care Manager Certified (CMC)
• Experience: One (1) year of experience in nursing after graduation.
• Licensure:
  •  Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse in any one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
  • BLS Certified through the American Heart Association
• Additional Information: In no instance shall the HCW transport the patient or the patient’s family in his/her personal vehicle.

• U.S. Citizenship: HCWs performing under this contract shall be U.S. citizens.
• English language Requirement: Able to read, write, and speak English well enough to effectively communicate.
• HCW Physical Capability: Shall be physically capable of standing and/or sitting for extended periods of time and physically capable of performing all services required.

CORE DUTIES:

• Participate in all phases of the Case Management Program (CMP) and ensure that the CMP meets established case management (CM) standards of care.
• Provide nursing expertise about the CM process, including assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, and monitoring. Identify opportunities for CM and identify and integrate local CM processes.
• Develop and implement local strategies using inpatient, outpatient, onsite and telephonic CM
• Develop and implement tools to support case management, such as those used for patient identification and patient assessment, clinical practice guidelines, algorithms, CM software, and databases for community resources.
• Integrate CM and utilization management (UM) and integrating nursing case management with social work case management.
• Maintain liaison with appropriate community agencies and organizations.
• Accurately collect and document patient care data.
• Develop treatment plans including preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative, psychosocial, and clinical interventions to ensure continuity of care toward the goal of optimal wellness.
• Establish mechanisms to ensure proper implementation of patient treatment plan and follow-up post discharge in ambulatory and community health care settings.
• Provide appropriate health care instruction to patient and/or caregivers based on identified learning needs.

HOURS:

• Services shall normally be required Monday through Friday, between the hours of 0600 and 1800 for an 8.5-hour shift which includes an uncompensated .5-hour meal break.
• Specific shift hours for each 2-week period will be scheduled by the Officer in Charge or his/her representative 2 weeks in advance

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