Nurse Care Manager

Job Description:

Works collaboratively with physicians, interdisciplinary teams, individual patients and families to promote positive patient outcomes. Performs a care continuum process that assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and evaluates the options and services required to support the individual’s health needs utilizing skilled communication, education, and resources to promote quality, cost-effective outcomes. Provides focused support to various areas such as utilization management, emergency department, acute, ambulatory and specialty care.

Essentials

• Demonstrates critical thinking skills when utilizing the nursing process, based on research, evidence-based outcomes and Standards of Practice to meet patient’s health care needs.
• Establishes collaborative partnerships with patients to assist them in examining patterns of health care needs, decisions, lifestyle choices, and utilization of resources that affect their health.
• Advocates, educates and coaches patients, the family and/or caregiver about treatment options, community resources, psychosocial concerns in order to set goals and help the patient develop self-care skills and independence appropriate to their age and developmental level.
• Facilitates communication and coordination between members of the health care delivery team, involving the patient in the decision-making process in order to minimize fragmentation in services.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Registered/Professional Nursing program.
• Required Licensure/Certification: State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Certified Case Manager (CCM). Relevant certification as determined at position level.
• 2 years' nursing experience outpatient care.
• 1 year Care Management experience.

Physical Requirements:

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess patient needs.
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Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
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Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, etc.

Location:

Peaks Regional Office

Work City:

Broomfield

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$37.98 - $58.61

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All positions subject to close without notice.