| Job Description |
Description: *Case Managers Accepted* • The Care Manager, Telephonic Nurse 2, in a telephonic environment, assesses and evaluates members' needs and requirements to achieve and/or maintain optimal wellness state by guiding members/families toward and facilitate interaction with resources appropriate for the care and wellbeing of members.
• The Care Manager, Telephonic Nurse 2 work assignments are varied and frequently require interpretation and independent determination of the appropriate courses of action. • The Care Manager, Telephonic Nurse 2 employs a variety of strategies, approaches and techniques to manage a member's physical, environmental and psycho-social health issues. Identifies and resolves barriers that hinder effective care.
• Ensures patient is progressing towards desired outcomes by continuously monitoring patient care through assessments and/or evaluations. May create member care plans. Understands department, segment, and organizational strategy and operating objectives, including their linkages to related areas.
• Makes decisions regarding own work methods, occasionally in ambiguous situations, and requires minimal direction and receives guidance where needed.
• Follows established guidelines/procedures. Job Overview:
•Our nurses are titled Care Managers, because our case management services are centered on the person rather than the condition. We contact members with multiple chronic conditions as well as financial and functional barriers in order to assist them in achieving and maintaining optimum health.
• We provide telephonic outreach to assess and support their health, offering education, identifying resources, and helping remove barriers to achieving health and independence, while using a multidisciplinary team.
• All of our RN Care Managers are work at home associates, working from a dedicated home office space.
Duties:
•Telephonically assess Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial, and/or and Group Account members in seven domains of functioning
•Evaluate member needs and requirements to achieve and/or maintain optimal wellness state
•Guide members and their families toward and facilitate interaction with resources appropriate for the care and wellbeing of members
•Assess member’s physical, environmental and psycho-social health issues and work in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team, employing a variety of strategies/techniques to manage appropriately and provide timely intervention Required Qualifications
•Active Registered Nurse (R.N.) license with no disciplinary action.
•Hold an active Compact nursing license- must have prior to applying for the role
•Seasoned professional nurse with a minimum of three years of clinical nursing experience.
•Demonstrated clinical knowledge and expertise as evidenced by providing intervention to manage a variety chronic conditions, including development and implementation of individualized care planning.
•Intermediate to advanced computer skills as evidenced by ability to navigate multiple systems, utilizing dual computer monitors.
•Provide autonomous decision making, troubleshooting and problem solving related to periodic system issues.
•Experience with Microsoft and Excel.
•Proficient typing and computer navigation skills.
•Capacity to manage multiple or competing priorities including use of multiple computer applications simultaneously.
•Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
•Effective problem solving and appropriate application of clinical knowledge
•Must have a separate room with a locked door that can be used as a home-office to ensure you and your members have absolute and continuous privacy while you work.
•Must possess advanced telephonic and virtual communication skills.
•Must have accessibility to high speed DSL or cable modem for a home office (Satellite internet service is NOT allowed for this role); and recommended speed for optimal performance from systems is 25 MBS Downstream/ 10 MBS Up-Stream. A hard wired connection is required
•Able to work 40 hours per week between the hours of 8am-8pm EST with occasional Saturdays. Work schedule to be determined after offer is made and is in EST time.
•Associates working in the state of Arizona must comply with the Tobacco Free Hiring Policy (see details below under Additional Information) and upon offer will be subjected to nicotine testing as part of a 10-panel drug test Preferred Qualifications
•Bachelor’s (BSN) or Master’s (MSN) degree in nursing or equivalent.
•Previous adult chronic conditions care management.
•Previous experience in care management.
•Knowledge of complex care management and care management principles.
•Experience with motivational interviewing.
•Experience with MCG or CMS guidelines, assessment and documentation practice.
•Bilingual English/Spanish. Must be able to speak, read and write in both languages without limitations or assistance. See Additional Information on testing.
•Case management certification. |