Registered Nurse Case Manager Homecare - Intermountain Health : Job Details

Job Description:

The Homecare RN Case Manager serves as a key member of the interdisciplinary team and actively manages and directs resource utilization to achieve the highest quality outcomes during a patient care experience. The incumbent oversees the effective coordination of services and manages issues in the following main areas: admission and discharge, team conference and interdisciplinary plan of care communication, patient and family education/relations, payor relations, and coordination of care for all disciplines and total fiscal management. The incumbent performs ongoing utilization and quality reviews and acts as a liaison between the payor and patient while assuring that cost-effective treatment is provided by the team. The incumbent performs RN Shared Leadership duties by supporting the fundamentals of safety, quality, experience, and stewardship by providing clinical expertise and leadership to their department. The Homecare RN Case Manager has significant leadership responsibilities (e.g., leading change, scheduling, maintenance of staff competencies, new employee selection/orientation, constructive discipline, shared leadership council representation, caregiver check-ins). The incumbent has accountability for coordination of a cohort of caregivers and actively participates in the overall operations of the department, development of department practice, and provision of patient care with specified accountabilities for implementation and outcomes.

What does it mean to be a part of our Homecare&Hospice team?

Home is where families gather, where special occasions are celebrated, and where memories are made. Most of all, home is where you feel comfortable, relax, reflect, and heal. Intermountain Homecare&Hospice is privileged to be the caring hands of Intermountain Healthcare in the home bringing quality, compassion, skill, and excellence. Homecare allows patients to be at home, where they want to be, through their health journey. This exciting work allows you to develop your clinical skills while experiencing this unique and highly rewarding care environment.

Enhance your career by learning unique skills such as wound care, injection and medication administration, IV monitoring, and patient/caregiver education.

Why Work With Us:

• Autonomous Practice:Enjoy the independence of managing patient care while receiving support from a collaborative healthcare team.
• Skill Development:Gain specialized experience in areas such as wound care, medication management, and IV therapy, all in a homecare setting.
• Meaningful Work:Deliver compassionate care to patients in their own homes, where comfort and healing can take place.
• Work-Life Balance:Flexible scheduling, allowing you to balance work with your personal life.Coverage needed Monday through Friday 8AM-5PM.Further details regarding schedule and flexibility can be discussed in the interview
• Generous Benefits:Take advantage of a competitive benefits package, including healthcare, retirement options, and more.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive Pay Ratebased on experience

• Incentives:Up to $337 annual caregiver incentive and a $1,500 referral bonus

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)– including free counseling for caregivers and their immediate family

• Opportunities for Professional Developmentthrough training and certification programs

• Various insurance optionsthrough Select Health, Intermountain Health's insurance company
• Onsite fitnesscenters and discounts to local gyms
• Be Wellcaregiver incentive program– up to $400 per year and $200 for spouse/partner
• Over 302,000discount offers across 10,000 cities on everything from movie tickets, pizza and the zoo to car rentals and hotels
• Paid Time Offincluding but not limited to Parental Leave, Long and Short-Term Disability
• 401(k) with up to 6% employer contribution

To learn about additional Intermountain benefitsClick hereMinimum Qualifications

• Current RN license in state of practice.
• Current Driver's License in the state of practice.
• Current Hospice Certification or Oasis Certification designation must be achieved within 12 months of hire/transition into this position.
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• RNs hired or promoted into this role need to have or obtain their BSN within three years of hire or promotion.
• Two years of clinical nursing experience.
• One year of experience working in Home Health or Hospice setting.
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of word processing software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Independent worker, who is self-motivated, has a positive attitude, and can be flexible in a rapidly changing healthcare environment.
• Record as a safe driver. Must meet Intermountain Driving requirements.
• Auto liability insurance with at least the state's required minimum limits.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
• Three years of experience working as a case/care manager in a home health or hospice setting.
• Experience working with third party payers.
• Knowledge of home- based health services and resources.
• Auto liability coverage higher than the State's required minimum (at least $100,000/$300,000 is encouraged).

Physical Requirements:

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, and identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, and driving a vehicle.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Frequently walks and assists with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (e.g., full of furniture, equipment, power cords on the floor). Need to ascend and descend stairs or uneven surface to access patients.
• Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location:

Homecare - St George

Work City:

St George

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$43.98 - $63.79

We care about your well-being– mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for ourIdaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for ourColorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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