Registered Nurse Case Manager HOT JOB

About the role

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional nursing care across the lifespan in accordance with organizational standards, policies, and evidence-based practice. The RN utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care while delivering high-quality, culturally sensitive, and patient-centered services. The RN collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary teams to promote optimal patient outcomes, safety, and positive patient experience. The Breast and Cervical Registered Nurse provides comprehensive care management for breast and cervical cancer prevention, screening, and diagnostic services for patients, requiring close collaboration with providers, radiology, members of the health care team, and Community Wellness. SEARHC is a non‑profit health consortium serving the health interests of residents of Southeast Alaska, viewing employees as its strongest assets and prioritizing their professional development and advancement.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and develop individualized plans of care.
• Implement and evaluate nursing interventions and patient responses.
• Administer medications and treatments safely and accurately per provider orders and policy.
• Recognize changes in patient condition and initiate appropriate interventions or escalation of care.
• Provide patient and family education related to care, medications, and discharge needs.
• Deliver culturally responsive, patient‑centered care.
• Independently apply critical thinking and professional judgment to perform and interpret comprehensive assessments and recognize significant changes requiring nursing intervention or provider notification.
• Exercise independent nursing judgment in determining appropriate nursing actions, interventions, and priorities, and identify when consultation, collaboration, or escalation to a licensed independent provider is required.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized nursing plans of care based on patient needs, responses, preferences, and clinical circumstances, rather than relying solely on standardized protocols.
• Integrate clinical findings with ethical principles, cultural considerations, patient safety standards, and regulatory requirements when making nursing decisions.
• Accept accountability for nursing decisions, delegated tasks, and outcomes of nursing care in accordance with Alaska statutes, regulations, and organizational policy.
• Collaborate with providers and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care.
• Facilitate referrals, follow‑up care, and continuity of services.
• Document assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately and timely in the electronic health record.
• Advocate for patient care and assist patients in navigating the healthcare system.
• Practice within nursing scope of practice and adhere to regulatory, safety, and infection prevention requirements.
• Participate in quality and performance improvement activities.
• Maintain required competencies and certifications.
• Report adverse events, near misses, and unsafe conditions per policy.
• Demonstrate professionalism, accountability, flexibility, and teamwork.
• Provide appropriate guidance and delegation to ancillary staff.
• Support orientation, mentoring, and education of staff, students, and peers.
• Float to other departments or assignments as needed.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the State of Alaska.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (American Heart Association).
• Case Manager Certification (Commission for Case Manager Certification) – must be obtained within 2 years of hire.
• Clinical Competency Assessment (SEARHC) – required within 3 months of hire and every 3 years thereafter.
• High Risk Competency (SEARHC) – required within 3 months of hire and annually thereafter.
• 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 entering a new specialty must obtain all required specialty‑specific and advanced certifications within six (6) months of hire.
• Nurses hired directly into a specialty area must provide evidence of current required certifications at the time of