Nurse Care Manager

Nurse Care ManagerMain Campus/Downtown - Kansas City, MO 64124OverviewPosition Type Full Time Category NurseDescriptionThe Nurse Care Manager assumes the role as a professional Nurse Educator. The educator plans, organizes, and directs health education programs for Health Home patients; educates patients/families about chronic disease, including treatment options, lifestyle modification, and potential complications; collaborates with members of the health home team, providers and patients/families to identify health needs and develop measurable health goals; monitors patients' progress toward goals and reports performance measures and outcomes as required by health home and organization; collaborates with health home team and providers to integrate behavioral health into primary care and to identify behavioral health concerns that present barriers to improving health outcomes; uses motivational interviewing techniques to encourage patients to implement self-management strategies that will improve their chronic health condition; ensures educational strategies adhere to current evidence-based guidelines; ensures chronic disease and preventive measures are up to date and coincide with organizational mission and values and health home initiatives.Responsibilities:Develop wellness and prevention initiativesFacilitate health education groups; provide training on medical diseases, treatment and medicationsParticipate in treatment plan development for all health home enrolleesCollaborate with health home team to integrate behavioral health into primary careIdentify and address patient care needs during transitions of careIdentify and address barriers to improved self-management skills and health outcomesOur robust benefits package includes:403(b)403(b) matchingDental insuranceEmployee Assistance ProgramFlexible Spending AccountHealth Savings AccountHealth insuranceLife insurancePaid Time Off (PTO)Vision insuranceQualificationsProfessionalActive registered nurse licensure in MissouriAbility to demonstrate expertise in the area of adult educationEducationBachelor of Science in NursingCertified Educator (preferred, not required)