What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Case Manager position at Akahi Associates, LLC?
Overview:
Location: Inpatient- Mental Health - Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Hospital, JBER, Alaska, 99506
AKAHI ASSOCIATES LLC
Schedule: The normal duty schedule is either 0700-1600 or 0730-1630 Monday-Friday or Flex shifts. Flex shifts are utilized to support mission requirements not Contactor preference and must be approved by the Government Supervisor and the COR. Flex shifts can consist of 8, 9, or 10 hour shifts and will not exceed 80 hours in a two week pay period. Schedule changes shall be published by the Government Supervisor two weeks prior to implementation of the new shift.
Location: Inpatient- Mental Health - Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Hospital, JBER, Alaska, 99506
Benefits: PTO, holiday leave, Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Short Term Disability
Optional Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(K) matching with employee participation in 401(K) plan
Responsibilities:
- 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.
- Participate in all phases of the Case Management Program (CMP) and ensure that the CMP meets established case management (CM) standards of care.
- 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.
- Degree/Education (5.2.4): Associates Degree of Nursing, Graduate from a college or university accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or as otherwise identified in the TO.
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Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support (5.2.3): Possess one of the following certifications:
o Commission for Case Manager Certification Certified Case Manager (CCM)
o Certification of Disability Management Specialists Commission: Certified Disability Management Specialist (CDMS)
o Association of Rehabilitation Nurses: Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN)
o American Board for Occupational Health Nurses Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN) or Certified
Occupational Health Nurse-Specialist (COHN-S).
o National Board for Certification in Continuity of Care: Advanced Certification in Continuity of Care (ACCC)
o Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification: Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)
o American Nurses Credentialing Center Nurse Case Manager (RN-NCM)
o National Academy of Certified Care Managers: Care Manager Certified (CMC)
- Experience: One year of experience in nursing as identified in the TO after graduation.
- Licensure/Registration: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse as required in the TO.
AKAHI ASSOCIATES LLC
AKAHI Associates is a premier provider of healthcare workers to various military treatment facilities across the United States. With a corporate office in Honolulu, Hawaii and recruiting office in San Antonio, Texas we specialize in providing skilled, trained and highly successful healthcare workers, including RNs, CRNAs, Physicians, LPN/LVN, Licensed Social Workers, and many more.
We have a strong focus on providing our government customers with quality and superior service.
Akahi Associates is an equal opportunity employer and Minorities, Females, Veterans, and Disabled persons are encouraged to apply. For further information, please click the link below to view the EEO Is The Law poster.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
Only qualified individuals who are being considered will be contacted for an interview.
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