RN Care Coordinator – Care Management – PRN

Who We Are:
People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. Harris Regional Hospital is an 86-bed acute care facility, including orthopedics, cardiology, general surgery, women’s care, and emergency medicine, as well as sports medicine, physical therapy, imaging and laboratory services, and many other areas of subspecialty care.
Where We Are:
Located in western North Carolina, picturesque Sylva offers local restaurants, stores, & breweries with convenient access to Asheville & the Blue Ridge Parkway. The landscape is highlighted by waterfalls, rocky peaks and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, providing opportunities for whitewater rafting, hiking, and biking throughout the region. Sylva is home to Southwestern Community College and Western Carolina University, a mid-size four-year public college offering both undergraduate and graduate programs, located 5 miles away in Cullowhee. Both Asheville, NC, and Gatlinburg, TN, are just 50 miles away and Atlanta, GA is 150 miles from Sylva.
POSITION SUMMARY
The RN Care Manager is responsible for patient care management and monitoring across the continuum of care. Gathers and maintains information and knowledge used in care management, resource management, performance improvement, and discharge planning processes, including philosophy and principles. Must possess a thorough knowledge of and ability to apply the following essential activities: assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation for all core components of care coordination including case management concepts, coordination and service delivery, physical and psychological factors, community resources and benefit systems and cost benefit analysis.
Within this scope, the RN Care Managers essential functions will include but are not limited to:
Initiating case finding according to predetermined high risk criteria to identify patients at risk for complications that are appropriate for case management services across the continuum.
Developing and maintaining professional working relationships with physicians, physician’s offices, clinical staff, community resources, third-party payors, employersand other health care providers.
Assessing and developing plans to meet the ongoing individuals broad spectrum of needs through understanding the characteristics of disease, illness, disabling conditions and wellness that directly or indirectly impact the patients state of physical or mental health and continuing care.
Understanding of and the ability to develop short and long range plans and goals as well as apply problem solving techniques to facilitate the care coordination process.
Collaboration, coordination and consultation with members of the healthcare team and community referral sources, acting as an advocate, to facilitate continuity of care based on the clients individual plan, including establishing client support systems.
Monitoring and evaluating all aspects of services and care (in-hospital, community, and case management services) to facilitate timely, efficient and appropriate care coordination plans and utilization of resources.
Collecting and evaluating benefit systems and cost benefit analysis using case management data to identify alternative care and areas for service improvement.
Understanding the legal and ethical issues pertaining to confidentiality as well as liability issues for care coordination activities.
The RN Care Manager must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patients status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patients requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the departments policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS
The following qualifications are the minimum requirements necessary to adequately perform this job. However, any equivalent combination of experience, education and training which provides the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities would be acceptable, subject to any legal and/or regulatory requirements.

Education/Licensure: Current Registered Nurse licensure in the state of North Carolina.

Experience: Minimal four years clinical experience or two years with BSN, or two years of hospital case management experience preferred.

Certifications: Case Management certification required or obtain within 2 years of employment.(Either through CCMC or ACMA)
Utilization Management Certification is preferred but not required. BLS Certification

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Eye and hand coordination, manual dexterity for computer and writing skills and visual acuity required. Ability to communicate using written and verbal media. Ability to spend extended periods of time sitting and walking, bending and stooping may be required.

EEOC Statement
“Harris Regional Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Harris Regional Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Job: Nursing

Organization:

Title: RN Care Coordinator – Care Management – PRN

Location: NC-Sylva

Requisition ID: 7463-12356