RN Case Manager, Inpatient

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.

About the role

Provides expertise and leadership to ensure effective resource management for patient care delivery across the care continuum for assigned patient populations. With involvement of the patient/family, collaborates with licensed practitioners and other inter-professional team members to provide care coordination, transitional care planning, facilitation and coordination of discharge needs. Enhances the quality of clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction while managing the cost of care. Promotes patient wellness through evidenced based practice, improved care outcomes, efficient utilization of health services, and appropriate level of care for patients during hospitalization and on a continuum after discharge.

Provides discharge-planning education and makes referrals to inter-professional teams when necessary. Initiates links with post-acute external care resources. Anticipates and/or identifies patient educational needs, discharge planning issues and effectively collaborates to expedite early discharge planning. Acts as an advocate for the patient, functioning in various care settings and across the continuum of care; achieving desired outcomes for both the clients and healthcare agencies.

Responsible for utilizing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care to patients. Collaborates with other inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care. Demonstrates competency and practices within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge and utilizes appropriate age and population specific standards as designated in their assigned clinical setting. Cares for patients in all phases of preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up as patients move along the continuum of care.

Responsible for the planning and coordination of care, patient assessment, patient, caregivers, and family education, triage, and various other nursing interventions. Functions within the scope and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure. The Sanford Professional Nursing Practice recognizes the Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as published by the American Nurses Association as the foundation of nursing care delivery and professional conduct.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise and leadership for effective resource management in patient care delivery.
• Collaborate with licensed practitioners and inter-professional team members for care coordination and transitional care planning.
• Enhance clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction while managing cost of care.
• Promote patient wellness through evidence-based practice and efficient utilization of health services.
• Provide discharge-planning education and make referrals to inter-professional teams.
• Initiate links with post-acute external care resources.
• Anticipate and identify patient educational needs and discharge planning issues.
• Act as an advocate for patients across various care settings.
• Utilize the nursing process for individualized patient care.
• Collaborate with inter-professional colleagues to plan, implement, and evaluate care.
• Demonstrate competency within the full scope of nursing expertise and knowledge.
• Plan and coordinate care, perform patient assessments, and provide education to patients and caregivers.
• Function within the scope and standards of nursing practice.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing strongly preferred in Bemidji, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Rapid City. Required in Fargo and Sioux Falls (Sanford USD Medical Center and Clinics). Required in Bismarck or enrolled and starting a Bachelor’s degree program within one year of hire with a completion date within three years upon date of hire into position. Required in Fargo Network and Sioux Falls Network, or employees hired after January 2025, who do not possess a Bachelor’s degree in the required field, leadership may consider an educational plan with proven continuous action toward achieving a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing within five years of hire into position. Approval from the Nursing Executive for the market is required in order to waive the bachelor degree requirement (at time of hire). For Rural Health Network facilities, for current employees, leadership may have considered acceptable qualifications and work experience equivalency based on facility size, rural market, and business need, prior to new Sanford education requirements.
• Graduate from an accredited nursing program (e.g., CCNE, ACEN, or NLN CNEA).
• Minimum of two years’ clinical experience preferred.
• Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state.
• Obtain and maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications including Basic Life Support (BLS) within 60 days of hire.
• Certification in Case Management (CCM) or a patient population specialty is encouraged when eligible.

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Work/life balance benefits
• Generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance

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Pay

Salary Range: $34.00 - $51.00 per hour

Schedule

• Shift: 8-hour day shifts
• Job Schedule: Full time
• Weekly Hours: 40.00