Registered Nurse (RN) - Case Manager - PRN

Registered Nurse (RN) | Case Manager

PRN | Days

Your Experience Matters

At Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

Here, you’re not just valued as an employee, but as a person. As a Case Manager RN joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More About Our Team

A Registered Nurse (RN) case management coordinates comprehensive care for patients, ensuring efficient and effective treatment throughout their hospital stay and facilitating a smooth transition upon discharge. By collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, they develop individualized care plans that address both medical and psychosocial needs. *

PRN Position

• How you'll contribute

Monitors and manages patient care to promote continuity of care, optimal outcomes, patient satisfaction, cost efficiency, and regulatory compliance.

Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team, payors, and community resources; leads discharge planning and utilization review activities. Reports to the Director or Manager of Department.

Essential Functions

• Consults regularly with nursing staff and the multidisciplinary team to evaluate patient status and appropriateness of care, including admission, length of stay, transfers, and discharge.
• Monitors patient and family satisfaction; responds to questions and complaints from patients, families, and payors.
• Leads and coordinates discharge planning, including patient transfers to other facilities and referrals to community resources; provides discharge education.
• Performs chart reviews to identify and address issues related to service delivery, patient outcomes and satisfaction, compliance, cost, and reimbursement.
• Communicates effectively with providers, payors, and ancillary services to remove barriers and ensure timely care progression.
• Accurately documents case management activities, plans, and outcomes.
• Participates in performance improvement and required continuing education.
• Supports department operations by working alternate shifts/units as needed; may be assigned on-call.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What We Are Looking For

• Certifications: AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire
• Required Skills: Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Experience: One year previous experience preferred
• Licenses: Active Arkansas or compact state RN license required. If relocating, licensure must be updated to new Primary State of Residence (PSOR) before employment begins.
• Education: Associate's Degree required. BSN preferred.

More About Saint Mary's Regional Health System

People are our passion and purpose. Saint Mary’s 170-bed acute care hospital is a Level III Trauma Center that has been offering exceptional care to the Russellville community for over a 100 years. We are proud to be recognized by the Joint Commission Accreditation Gold Seal of Approval for our commitment to healthcare quality, safety and operational excellence.

EEOC Statement

Saint Mary’s Regional Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Saint Mary's Regional Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.