RN Case Manager *Hybrid

  • Sector: MRS Nursing
  • Contact: Marie Nellas
  • Client: Medical Recruitment Strategies
  • Location: Brockton, United States of America
  • Salary: Negotiable
  • Expiry Date: 27 November 2022
  • Job Ref: BBBH408152_1668437032
  • Contact Email: mnellas@medicalrecruitmentstrategies.com

Projected Start Date: 12/05/2022

Job Type: Full-Time Permanent

Location: Brockton Massachusetts 02301

80% travel mix to Patient homes/office hospitals/SNFs and the 20% remote

Shift Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM or 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Responsibilities

  • Can build strong, productive relationships and maintain consistent communication with patients, their families, and providers
  • Collaborate with Care Team and physicians to prevent readmission, prevent future hospitalization, and improve patient care
  • Provide high intensity engagement with patient and family. Introduce self to patient/family and explain nurse case manager role and process to contact nurse case manager for questions, guidance, and education
  • Enhance a collaborative relationship to maximize the patient's/family's ability to make informed decisions
  • Manage a caseload of nephrology practice patients and perform clinical needs assessments/complex-medical management for high-risk CKD/ESRD patients
  • Educate patients using kidney disease-specific education developed to be culturally appropriate and tailored to a diverse set of learning needs
  • Act as a patient's advocate, liaison, and information resource; escalating all appropriate information to their nephrologist as appropriate
  • Assess and assist patients for linkage and utilization of appropriate medical and community resources in conjunction with other members of the care coordination team
  • Complete timely and accurate documentation per company-documented procedures and relevant professional and regulatory standards

Qualifications

Education:

  • Degree in nursing RN (Required)
  • Experience working with chronically ill (CKD/ESRD) patients preferred
  • Home care, case management, and/or hospital experience preferred

Licensure

  • Commensurate on State requirements/compact license

Qualifications

  • Must have own reliable transportation
  • Active driver's license
  • RN Case Manager experience required 5 to 6 years preferred