Registered Nurse RN - Case Manager

Part-time, benefited position scheduled 40 hours bi-weekly. Orientation lasts 6-8 weeks (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.).

About the role

The Registered Nurse Case Manager assumes overall accountability for patients’ discharge plans while leading efforts to achieve desired clinical, financial, and resource-utilization outcomes. This is accomplished by coordinating care and service for defined patient populations during an acute-care episode across the continuum of care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a focused assessment of patient goals, biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, economic/financial, and discharge-planning needs.
• Review, on a concurrent basis, the appropriateness, intensity, and timeliness of the level of care, diagnostic testing, clinical procedures, quality and clinical-risk issues, and documentation completeness.
• Develop and document a discharge plan through collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team.
• Ensure all activities to facilitate and coordinate the plan are implemented; modify the plan as needed based on the patient’s evolving needs.
• Discuss the plan of care daily with physicians and care-team members to confirm the continued need for acute-care hospitalization and explore the most desirable/appropriate post-acute care setting to meet the patient’s needs and goals.

Requirements

• Current Michigan Nursing License.
• Graduation from an accredited nursing program; BSN is required.
• Three years of recent direct-patient-care experience as an RN with demonstrated clinical expertise or equivalent experience and expertise as a Case Manager.
• Case Management certification is desirable; individuals serving as case managers must obtain CMSA certification within three years of employment in the role or be in the process of obtaining certification.

Benefits

• Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance, Short- and Long-term Disability (effective day one; no waiting periods).
• Retirement savings plan with employer match.
• Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout Trinity Health.
• Tuition reimbursement.