Base pay range $70,000.00/yr - $85,000.00/yr
Overview Hiring a Bilingual (Spanish & English) Nurse Care Manager to cover an FMLA leave in South Austin!
The Nurse Care Manager will oversee highly complex and resource intense patients within their assigned care team. They will collaborate with all providers, care team, patients, caregivers, payers, community resources, and external providers to promote quality of care.
Responsibilities Oversees chronic care and transitions of care management of high-risk patients within their care teams and neighborhood centers
Serves as a resource to the multidisciplinary team for the management of complex patients, including chronic care management assessments and care plans
Performs triage for patients via phone and addresses issues appropriately or forwards message to appropriate party for further interventions
Responsible for ensuring efficient, organized patient transitions from acute and post-acute setting to home or other transitional care facility
Perform comprehensive assessments for both physical, mental, and social risk factors that support individual patient needs while identifying and addressing barriers
Collaborates with medical staff, nursing staff, and ancillary staff to eliminate barriers to efficient delivery of care in the appropriate setting.
Coordinates/facilitates patient care progression throughout the continuum.
Case Load : Approximately 10 per day
Qualifications Minimum 2 years of experience as a Registered Nurse
Minimum 1 year of experience in utilization management, case management, chronic care management, discharge planning, transitions of care management, cost/quality management program, and/or other related field
Active Texas or Multi-state Compact Registered Nurse License
Bilingual in English and Spanish
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or healthcare related field
Location: South Austin
Shift/Schedule: Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM Onsite
Duration: 12 week assignment (opportunity for extension or conversion)