Registered Nurse - Care Manager

Job Opportunity at SSM HealthIt's more than a career, it's a calling MO-SSM Health Bridgeton McKelvey Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.Hybrid: Candidate must be able to reach the office within an hour 3221 McKelvey Road, Bridgeton, Missouri Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM during training. After training, flexible hours of 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM or 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM are allowed.KEY SKILLS : Computer savvy. Ability to work in a fully telephonic role. Critical thinking skills. Ability to work somewhat autonomously.Job Summary: Utilizes skilled intervention, clinical best practice knowledge and collaboration with the patient, physician and multidisciplinary treatment team to pace care, achieve quality outcomes and negotiate appropriate reimbursement. Ensures the timely and seamless clinical transition of patients through medically appropriate levels of care.Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIESReviews all patients identified for review to determine the medical necessity and appropriateness of enrollment in the care management program.Assesses all assigned patients and integrates family information from social work to collaboratively determine potential, actual and the next level of care needed.Holds, interprets, and integrates the patient's story into the overall multidisciplinary plan of care.Coordinates and facilitates access to services and patient care progression using best practice interventions that will produce favorable patient outcomes.Collaborates with physicians, nursing, social work, and multiple disciplines, departments, payers, and agencies to eliminate barriers to efficient delivery of care in the appropriate setting.Actively participates in clinical performance improvement activities as assigned.Builds a network of positive working relationships that advocate for the patient.Documents clinical activity in the medical record and supports and coaches accurate clinical documentation by physicians and others.Pursues continuing education in area of expertise/leadership.Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.Performs other duties as assigned.EDUCATIONGraduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensingEXPERIENCETwo years' registered nurse experiencePHYSICAL REQUIREMENTSFrequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.Frequent keyboard use/data entry.Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.Rare climbing.REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Illinois Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) State of Work Location: Missouri Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State Or Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration State of Work Location: Oklahoma Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State Or Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) State of Work Location: Wisconsin Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State Or Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional ServicesWork Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: View phone number on click.appcast.io Value Based Care Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Read our notice of non-discrimination