| Position is filled by a professional nurse who, as a result of education and in-depth clinical experience possesses the advanced clinical knowledge and skills necessary to provide case management to targeted populations. Responsible for coordinating and facilitating the patient�s hospitalization from pre-admission through post-discharge. Collaborates with physicians, nurses, social workers and other health team members to expedite medically appropriate cost effective care. Applies clinical expertise and medical appropriateness criteria to resource utilization and discharge planning achieve desired health maintenance and disease prevention outcomes. Will advise the health care team and provide leadership as necessary. Communicates at the inter-departmental level as well as across all health care areas with the goal of improving clinical management of patients thereby impacting medical and psychosocial care across the health care continuum. Core processes include risk assessment and management of clinical populations, discharge planning, and utilization management.
Qualifications:
POSITION REQUIREMENTS: | Education | Required: Associates degree in nursing or related field or equivalent combination of work experience and education Preferred: Bachelors degree in Nursing | | Licensure | Required: RN License in the state of Arizona Preferred: | | Certificates | Required: Preferred: Certification in specialty area, and/or Case Management | | Experience | Required: Recent Acute care experience Preferred: Combined bedside and care management experience | | Skills | Required: Ability to asses care needs across populations and plan for care-including transitional care and discharge; leadership; demonstrated ability to communicate with physicians, nurses, other clinicians, and public; teaching; organizational skills; team building and collaboration; psychosocial assessment; interview; documentation; identification of potential risk situations or potential liability; Coordination of development, implementation and evaluation of clinical paths; comprehensive assessment for designated level of care; identification and documentation of Quality Management adverse events and outcomes. | | Knowledge | Required: Quality improvement process, related health care practices and standards; knowledge and competency in providing care for patients in designated age groups competencies; current practices, issues, regulations involved in transitions and discharge planning; psychosocial aspects of disease and health care; professional and regulatory standards Current practices, issues, regulations involved in utilization management; risk assessment and management of clinical populations. Preferred: | | Technology | Required: Basic computer skills, personal technology tools, and awareness of current use of technology in related field. | | Other | Required: Must be able to transport self within the service area as required. When using own vehicle must have valid Arizona drivers� license and proof of insurance that meets the minimum standards of the state of Arizona. Must be able to take call duty, weekend, holiday and evening/night shift as required. Preferred: | #LI-RM1 Job: Case Management/Home Health Primary Location: Tucson, Arizona Facility: Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital Job Type: Full-time Shift Type: Days
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