Registered Nurse Case Manager (RN) PRN

About the role

Are you a results-driven leader ready to make a meaningful impact to patients, caregivers, and your community? At North Central Baptist Hospitals we’re seeking an innovative and experienced healthcare leader to drive excellence and inspire our team towards exceptional patient outcomes and operational success.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate care along a continuum through effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access to care and appropriate utilization of resources balanced with the patient’s resources and right to self-determination.
• Ensure care is provided at the appropriate level of care based on medical necessity and assess the patient for transition needs to provide timely throughput, safe discharge and prevent avoidable readmissions.
• Integrate the national standards for care management scope of services including:
  • Utilization Management supporting medical necessity and denial prevention;
  • Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention and patient satisfaction;
  • Care Coordination by demonstrating efficient throughput while assuring care is sequenced and at appropriate level of care;
• Comply with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards and Tenet policy.
• Provide education to physicians, patients, families and caregivers.
• Complete established competencies for the position within designated introductory period.

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing; Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 2 years acute hospital patient care experience and utilization/case management experience; previous Case Management Supervisory experience preferred.
• Licensure/Certification: Current Texas State license for Registered Nurse; Accredited Case Management (ACM) certification preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program and Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status.