What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Case Manager position at AMN Healthcare?
POSITION SUMMARY
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POSITION DUTIES
- Performs comprehensive patient assessments and develops individualized plans of care.
- Implements and evaluates nursing interventions and patient responses.
- Administers medications and treatments safely and accurately per provider orders and policy.
- Recognizes changes in patient condition and initiates appropriate interventions or escalation of care.
- Provides patient and family education related to care, medications, and discharge needs.
- Delivers culturally responsive, patient-centered care.
- Perform and interpret comprehensive assessments and recognize significant changes in patient condition requiring nursing intervention or provider notification.
- Exercise independent nursing judgment in determining appropriate nursing actions, interventions, and priorities, and in identifying when consultation, collaboration, or escalation to a licensed independent provider is required.
- Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized nursing plans of care based on patient needs, responses, preferences, and clinical circumstances, rather than relying solely on standardized protocols.
- Integrate clinical findings with ethical principles, cultural considerations, patient safety standards, and regulatory requirements when making nursing decisions.
- Accept accountability for nursing decisions, delegated tasks, and outcomes of nursing care in accordance with Alaska statutes, regulations, and organizational policy.
- Collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care.
- Facilitates referrals, follow-up care, and continuity of services.
- Documents assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately and timely in the electronic health record.
- Advocates for patient care and assists patients in navigating the healthcare system.
- Practices within nursing scope of practice and adheres to regulatory, safety, and infection prevention requirements.
- Participates in quality and performance improvement activities.
- Maintains required competencies and certifications.
- Reports adverse events, near misses, and unsafe conditions per policy.
- Demonstrates professionalism, accountability, flexibility, and teamwork.
- Provides appropriate guidance and delegation to ancillary staff.
- Supports orientation, mentoring, and education of staff, students, and peers.
- Floats to other departments or assignments as needed.
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