Care Manager RN-Social Work

Company: UCHealth
Location: Colorado Springs
Posted on: February 14, 2021

Job Description:

Job DescriptionSummary : Works collaboratively with physicians, interdisciplinary teams, individualclients and families to promote positive client outcomes. Performs a carecontinuum process that assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors andevaluates the options and services required to support the individual's healthneeds utilizing skilled communication, education, and resources to promotequality, cost-effective outcomes. Provides focused support to various areassuch as utilization management, emergency department, acute, ambulatory andspecialty care. Work Schedule: Full Time Days Responsibilities : Demonstrates critical thinking skills when utilizing the nursing process, basedon research, evidence-based outcomes and Standards of Practice to meet client'shealth care needs. Establishes collaborative partnerships with clients to assist them in examiningpatterns of health care needs, decisions, lifestyle choices, and utilization ofresources that affect their health. Advocates, educates and coaches clients, the family and/or caregiver abouttreatment options, community resources, psycho-social concerns in order to setgoals and help the client develop self-care skills and independence appropriateto their age and developmental level. Facilitates communication and coordination between members of the health caredelivery team, involving the client in the decision-making process in order tominimize fragmentation in services. Within scope of job,requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to workwith minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-pacedenvironment and take appropriate action. Requirements: * Graduate of an accredited Registered/Professional Nursing program if less than 3 years' experience. * State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN). * Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider. * 2 years' nursing experience. * Preferred: Acute care and 1 year Case Management experience. * Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Nursing. * Preferred: Certified Case Manager (CCM). * BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire. All life support certification cards must be issued by either the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer. (American Red Cross for the Professional Rescuer is only good upon hire and all renewals will need to be through an American Heart Association sanctioned course.) This position's payrange starts at: $34.430000/hour. An annual bonus may bepaid to eligible employees based upon organizational and individualperformance. UCHealth offers theiremployees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. Some of themany benefits included in this package are full medical, dental and visioncoverage; retirement plans; paid time off; employer-paid life and disabilityinsurance with additional buy-up coverage options; tuition and continuingeducation reimbursement; and a full suite of voluntary benefits such asidentity theft protection and pet insurance. Our employees and their familymembers have full access to our Employee Assistance Program, which includes upto 5 free counseling visits and work/life solutions, such as one free legalconsultation. In addition, other emotional counseling support is availabledepending upon their need. At UCHealth, we do things differently We believe insomething different: a focus on the individuality of every person. In big waysand small, we exist to improve the extraordinary lives of all those weserve. As Colorado's largest and most innovative health caresystem, we as a team deliver on the commitment to provide the best possibleexperience for our patients and their families. We foster a true humanconnection and give people the freedom to live extraordinary lives. A career atUCHealth is more than a job, it's a passion. Going beyond qualityrequires the perfect balance of talent, integrity, drive and intellectualcuriosity. We are looking for individuals who recognize, like us, that theworld of medicine is ever-changing and are motivated to do what is right, notwhat is easy. We support creativity and curiosity so that each of uscan find the extraordinary qualities within ourselves. At UCHealth, we'll doeverything in our power to make sure you grow and have a meaningful career.There's no limits to your potential here. Be Extraordinary. JoinUs Today! UCHealth recognizesand appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equalemployment and diversity can offer our institution. As anaffirmative action/equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to makingall employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicantshall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges ofemployment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual'srace, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin or ancestry, age, mentalor physic

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