Registered Nurse - Case Manager - 5071

We have a new opening for a Registered Nurse - Case Manager at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, AK.

Core Duties: The duties include, but are not limited to the following;

• 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.• Coordinate patient care in collaboration with a wide array of healthcare professionals.• Facilitate the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to clinical care, quality, and cost effectiveness.• Ensure compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the facility.• Perform physical exam and health histories.• Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency situations.• Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization.• Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.• Perform nursing services identified in the TO Conduct research in support of improved practice and patient outcomes.

Schedule:

Work schedule shall be 7:30am-4:30pm Monday-Friday, including a one-hour uncompensated meal break.

No weekends or holidays

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

Degree: Possess a Bachelors degree in Nursing from a college or university accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Experience: A minimum of one year of experience as a Case Manager. Experience with military Active Duty service members and knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD), Federal, State, non-profit Healthcare systems, and organizations, to include DoD Tri-Service Military Healthcare Systems, TRICARE purchased care system, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, along with basic knowledge of the Recovery Care Coordinator program.

Certification:

• 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)

Licensure: Current, full, active and unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse 

Life Support Certification: Possess a current AHA OR ARC BLS Healthcare Provider certification.

Security: Must possess ability to pass a Government background check/security clearance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. All applicants selected for employment are required to submit to a background check and pre-employment drug test. 

Benefits

Excellent Compensation & Exceptional Comprehensive Benefits:

• Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Time, Plus 11 Paid Federal Holidays

• Medical/Dental/Vision, STD/LTD/Life, Health Savings Account available, and more
• Annual CME Stipend and License/Certification Reimbursement
• Matching 401K

Base salary: $35.50 - $48.25/hr depending on experience

Sign-on Bonus: $5,000 paid with first paycheck!