Registered Nurse - Case Manager w/sign-on bonus - 5403

We have an urgent need for a Registered Nurse - Case Manager at the Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, California.

Duties May Include But Are Not Limited To

• Participate in all phases of the Case Management Program (CMP) and ensure that the CMP meets established case management (CM) standards of care.
• Provide nursing expertise about the CM process, including assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, and monitoring. Identify opportunities for CM and identify and integrate local CM processes.
• Develop and implement local strategies using inpatient, outpatient, onsite and telephonic CM
• Develop and implement tools to support case management, such as those used for patient identification and patient assessment, clinical practice guidelines, algorithms, CM software, and databases for community resources.
• Integrate CM and utilization management (UM) and integrating nursing case management with social work case management.
• Maintain liaison with appropriate community agencies and organizations.
• Accurately collect and document patient care data.
• Develop treatment plans including preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative, psychosocial, and clinical interventions to ensure continuity of care toward the goal of optimal wellness.
• Establish mechanisms to ensure proper implementation of patient treatment plan and follow-up post discharge in ambulatory and community health care settings.
• Provide appropriate health care instruction to patient and/or caregivers based on identified learning needs.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8.5 hours between 7:00am and 6:30pm

• No Weekends, No Holidays
• No Call, No Call-Back

Minimum Qualifications

Degree: Possess a Associates degree of Nursing from a college or university accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Experience

• Possess a minimum of 1 year post-grad clinical RN experience within the past 2 years.
• Certification: Possess or obtain within 18 months of employment, one of the following certifications:
• Commission for Case Manager Certification Certified Case Manager (CCM)
• Certification of Disability Management Specialists Commission: Certified Disability Management Specialist (CDMS)
• Association of Rehabilitation Nurses: Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN)
• American Board for Occupational Health Nurses Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN) or Certified Occupational Health Nurse-Specialist (COHN-S).
• National Board for Certification in Continuity of Care: Advanced Certification in Continuity of Care (ACCC)
• Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification: Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)
• American Nurses Credentialing Center Nurse Case Manager (RN-NCM)
• National Academy of Certified Care Managers: Care Manager Certified (CMC)
• Licensure: Current, full, active and unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse
• Life Support Certification: Possess a current AHA OR ARC BLS Healthcare Provider certification.
• Security: Must possess ability to pass a Government background check/security clearance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. All applicants selected for employment are required to submit to a background check and pre-employment drug test.

Excellent Compensation & Exceptional Comprehensive Benefits

• Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Time, Plus 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• Medical/Dental/Vision, STD/LTD/Life, Health Savings Account available, and more
• Annual CME Stipend and License/Certification Reimbursement
• Matching 401K
• Base salary: $60.00 - $67.00/hr depending on experience
• Sign-on Bonus: $5,000 paid with first paycheck!