Overview Registered Nurse Care Manager
Location: Denver Colorado
Pay rate: $37.08 - $63.60
Shift: Monday through Friday
Hours: Days
Love working in a healthcare learning environment and doing your part to ensure the best possible healthcare experience for patients, this is the job for you!
At Uptown Community Health Center we improve the health of our community and provide care that respects the dignity of each person, especially those that are underserved. We teach tomorrow's physicians and healthcare professionals to provide excellent medical care with compassion and kindness.
As a part of Uptown Community Health Center, Seton Women's Center sees patients of all backgrounds for Obstetrics and Gynecological care. As the main clinic for a Residency program we have over 25 different Providers who rotate through our clinic.
Role Responsibilities Registered Nurse Care Managers (RNs) are pivotal in coordinating care and services for patients identified as needing assistance or meeting Care Management criteria. An intricate component of this role is collaborating with all members of the multidisciplinary team in the health center.
Information is gathered via in-depth assessment that provides the healthcare team with the patient's current level of function and access to community resources and available support systems.
The RN Care Manager uses this information to assist the care team in developing a plan of care, which includes but is not limited to self-management activities, assuring appropriateness of services, assuring individualized support and education, determining the need for continued services, planning for care transitions, and identifying and connecting patients / families with available community resources if needed.
The RN Care Manager will support the multidisciplinary care team as is necessary for patient management.
Abilities that are valued in this role include motivational interviewing and strong communication skills in a team setting.
Several tasks differentiate the RN Care Manager from the Care Manager Social Worker; these include but are not limited to hands-on patient care.
RNs have scheduled appointments with specific populations for assessment and teaching.
Role Specific: Emergency Department follow-up calls.
Role Specific: Transitions of Care coordination.
Identifies patients requiring care management and takes the lead as Registered Nurse Care Manager for those requiring intervention, especially with socially complex cases.
Identifies and reduces barriers to care.
Coordinates patient-centered care to reduce the fragmentation of services.
Utilizes motivational interviewing skills to support health behavior change in patients.
Participates in co-visits with providers using a multidisciplinary approach as needed, such as OB intake visits and Annual Wellness visits.
Licensure / Certification Current Nursing License in the state of Colorado
Basic Life Support Certification
Qualifications Required: Graduate from Accredited Nursing Program
Preferred: Two (2) years experience in healthcare
Experience with Epic application and health record.
Knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office.
Experience working with and sensitivity toward special populations, including those with limited income, limited education, and non-English speaking individuals.
Bilingual English / Spanish, complete comprehension, literacy, and fluency in both languages