RN - Case Manager

RN - Case Manager

Shift: Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm & Weekend rotation with call

Description: *Fingerprinting must be submitted and cleared prior to start!* Hospital rental property very limited. Shared contractor housing only. No pets or family allowed per hospital policy. Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation, a JCAHO accredited health center, provides services to a 4,400 square mile area and serves as a referral center for the western part of the Navajo and Hopi Reservations. The hospital was constructed in 1975 with a bed capacity of 73. Services provided to the community include comprehensive inpatient/outpatient emergency services, dental and ophthalmology services, orthopedics, OB/GYN, oral surgery, eye surgery and urological procedures. Approximately 49% of the surgeries performed are out patient/ambulatory surgical procedures. Learn more about our organization. The Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation is located in Northwestern Arizona on the land known as the Colorado Plateau. This semi-desert landscape varies in elevation from 4,400 in the Little Colorado River Valley to nearly 7,000 feet at Preston Mesa. The unique community of Tuba City offers a culturally rich environment. The Native American tribes located and served here are the Navajo, Hopi, and Southern Paiute. This mixture along with Anglo, Hispanic, and African American employees of the hospital and school systems make a pleasantly diverse community. The staff of medical providers includes surgeons, general medical officers, internal medicine, psychiatrists, pediatricians, family practice physicians, obstetricians, ENT specialists, orthopedic surgeons, and urologists. Dental staff includes general dentists, endodontists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, pediatric dentists, dental assistants and hygienists. The nursing staff includes registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, nursing assistants, community health nurses, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, CRNA, and community health medics.

Position Summary: Incumbent serves as an Outpatient/Inpatient Nurse Case Manager for TCRHCC and at Sacred Peaks Healthcare Center (SPHC) as the supportive contact for specified groups of identified high risk patients; will specifically focus on specialty clinics that need specific Case Management attention. The case manager meets essential health and social needs for patients while ensuring quality, cost effective healthcare. The case manager facilitates care transitions from admission through discharge ensuring continuity of care, alignment of services, and post hospital referrals to continuing care agencies. Also serves as a resource for nursing, physicians and ancillary departments on transitional and regulatory issues. The case manager will experience working with culturally diverse patient populations having multiple barriers to self-sufficiency such as: illiteracy, welfare dependency, domestic violence, substance abuse, and mental health issues. The Nurse Case Manager will be responsible for assessment, service planning, resource acquisition, monitoring progress and initiating the responding to emerging client needs. Collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to assess care plans, monitor progress, and make recommendations to ensure safe and efficient hospitalizations. Responsible for evaluating patients in the ED for medical necessity and care coordination needs. Assesses potential admissions and works with advanced practice clinicians/physicians to determine appropriate admission status. Proposes and implements outpatient plans for safe discharge from the ED with physician approval. Coordinates care for patients with abuse, chronic pain, and frequent utilization issues. Interacts with patients or customers of all ages, from newborn to geriatric. As part of this role, they will also interact with individuals who have mental health issues to help them access and navigate the resources they need to improve their well-being.

Necessary Qualifications: Education: Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. Certifications/License: A valid, current, full and unrestricted Professional Nursing License to practice nursing in any state of the United States of America, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Must have and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the American Heart Association throughout employment. Experience: Three (3) years of clinical nursing experience with (1) year in an Outpatient/Inpatient setting. Demonstrated knowledge of the case management, contract health, and utilization review processes.