Behavioral Health Nurse Case Manager

Patient Care

• Performs comprehensive patient assessments and develops individualized plans of care.
• Implements and evaluates nursing interventions and patient responses.
• Administers medications and treatments safely and accurately per provider orders and policy.
• Navigates changes in patient condition and initiates appropriate interventions or escalations.
• Provides patient and family education related to care, medications, and discharge needs.
• Delivers culturally responsive, patient-centered care.

Nursing Judgment & Clinical Decision-Making (Alaska BON-Aligned)

• Applies critical thinking and professional judgment to perform and interpret comprehensive assessments.
• Recognizes significant changes in patient condition requiring nursing intervention or provider notification.
• Determines appropriate nursing actions, interventions, and priorities.
• Identifies when consultation, collaboration, or escalation to a licensed independent provider is required.
• Develops, implements, evaluates, and revises individualized nursing plans of care.
• Integrates clinical findings with ethical principles, cultural considerations, patient safety standards, and regulatory requirements.

Care Coordination & Documentation

• Collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care.
• Facilitates referrals, follow-up care, and continuity of services.
• Documents assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately and timely in the electronic health record.

• Quality, Safety & Compliance Practices

  • Adheres to regulatory, safety, and infection prevention requirements.
  • Participates in quality and performance improvement activities.

  Teamwork & Professional Practice

  • Demonstrates professionalism, accountability, flexibility, and teamwork.
  • Provides appropriate guidance and delegation to ancillary staff.
  • Supports orientation, mentoring, and education of staff, students, and peers.
  • Floats to other departments or assignments as needed.

  Qualifications

  • Education & Licensure:
    • Associate’s degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
    • Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the State of Alaska.
    • Basic Life Support (BLS) is required.
    • Case Management certification - preferred.
    • Clinical competency required within 3 months and every 3 years.
    • High Risk Competency required within 3 months and every year.
    • New Nursing Program Graduates: BLS required at the time of hire.
    • All certifications required for the area of practice must be obtained within six (6) months of hire (e.g., ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, ENPC, as applicable).
    • Experienced Nurses - New To a Specialty Area: New nurses entering a new specialty must obtain all required specialty-specific and advanced certifications within six (6) months of hire (e.g., ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, ENPC, based on practice area requirements).
    • Experienced Nurses: Nurses hired directly into a specialty area must provide evidence of current required certifications for the position at the time of hire (e.g., ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, ENPC, as applicable to practice area).
    • Nurses With Float Areas: Nurses who float to areas other than their primary location must complete the required certifications for the highest level specialty in which they will provide care.
    • High-Risk Competency: High-risk competency validation is required for direct patient care nursing roles. The high-risk competencies are specific to the area of practice (e.g., proficiency in complex medical equipment, procedures, interventions, etc.).
    • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Knowledge of nursing principles, evidence-based practice, medication safety, and infection prevention.
    • Strong clinical judgment, organization, prioritization, and communication skills.
    • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
    • Proficiency with electronic health records and clinical systems.
  • Physical & Work Requirements:
    • Ability to lift, push, pull, and move up to 50 pounds.
    • Ability to stand for extended periods and perform bending, stooping, and kneeling.
    • Ability to work in a moderate-to-high noise clinical environment.
  • Safety Responsibility: Employees are responsible for complying with safe work practices, reporting injuries and unsafe conditions, and cooperating in safety investigations.

  Benefits

  • Retirement.
  • Paid time off.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Health insurance.
  • Dental.
  • Vision benefits.
  • Life insurance and long and short-term disability.
  • More.