Registered Nurse Case Manager (Hot Job)

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

• 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.
• Accepts accountability for nursing decisions, delegated tasks, and outcomes of nursing care.

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.
  • Maintains required competencies and certifications.
  • Reports adverse events, near misses, and unsafe conditions per policy.

  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.
  • Floors to other departments or assignments as needed.

  Education & Licensure

  • Associate’s degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
  • Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the State of Alaska.
  • BLS is required.
  • Clinical competency required within 3 months and every 3 years.
  • High Risk Competency required within 3 months and every year.
  • All certifications required for the area of practice must be obtained within six (6) months of hire.

  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

  • Comply with safe work practices.
  • Report injuries and unsafe conditions.
  • Cooperate in safety investigations.

  Required Certifications

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association.
  • Case Manager Certification - Commission for Case Manager Certification.
  • Clinical Competency Assessment - SEARHC.
  • High Risk Competency - SEARHC.
  • Registered Nurse License - State of Alaska - Alaska State Board of Nursing.

  Benefits

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

  SEARHC Culture

  • Wild growth.
  • Happy, enthusiastic over-achievers.