staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Case Management - $48-90 per hour

staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Case Management - $48-90 per hour at Legacy Health summary :

The Registered Nurse (RN) in Case Management at Legacy Health provides patient-centered care by coordinating and facilitating healthcare services for individuals with acute and chronic conditions. This role involves collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to optimize health outcomes, ensuring smooth transitions between care environments, and educating patients and families on self-management strategies. Candidates must have a nursing degree, clinical experience, and knowledge of healthcare systems and resources to effectively support patients' needs.

Legacy Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Case Management for a nursing job in TUALATIN, Oregon.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : Case Management
• Discipline : RN
• Duration : Ongoing
• Employment Type : Staff

Overview :

You are the voice, the coordinator and the empathetic advocate of patients facing difficult situations. Your compassion for patients and families with acute and chronic health conditions knows no limits. You are committed to working with healthcare teams to ensure every patient receives the care, comfort and dignity they deserve. If this is how you define your role as a Case Manager, we invite you to consider this opportunity.

Responsibilities :

Coordinates and facilitates interdisciplinary provision of comprehensive, patient-centered, quality health care throughout the continuum for patients with acute and chronic health conditions.  Fosters achievement of optimal health care outcomes within accepted standards of care.  Serves as an expert resource to the healthcare team regarding the continuum of care, efficient use of resources, Best Practice protocols, team-based care, quality indicators and improvements, and regulatory requirements.  Ensures a smooth transition of care between multiple health care environments with planned handoffs.  Partners with patients and families in identifying health care issues and barriers to self-care in order to set priorities and engage in appropriate interventions.  Demonstrates cultural agility and employs health literacy guidelines to provide education regarding self-management strategies.  Utilizes rapid quality improvement cycles to continuously monitor, evaluate, measure, and report progress of interventions and outcomes.  Paces the case to assure appropriate and fiscally sound care coordination across the continuum.

Qualifications : Education :

Academic degree in nursing (BSN or higher) preferred.

Experience :

This position requires extensive knowledge of disease management to include diagnostics, treatment and prognosis, community resources and healthcare reimbursement. Minimum 2 years clinical nursing experience required.  Relevant experience in one or more of the following healthcare areas preferred :

Knowledge of levels of care throughout the health care continuum to include; inpatient, emergency care, rehab, home health, hospice, long term acute care, SNF, ICF, ALF with an overall understanding of utilization management and resource management.

Working knowledge of Care Management models across the continuum.

Knowledge / Skills :

Knowledge of six core components of case management :

Excellent organizational skills

Health literate oral and written communication skills for effective interaction with all members of the patient’s health care team

Knowledge of transitional planning to and from all venues

Ability to determine and access appropriate community resources

Ability to engage patient / family in discussion of health care goals and decisions with attention to cultural and health literacy implications

Ability to adhere to and implement regulations in an effective manner.  Must serve as a resource to all team members regarding regulatory issues.

Keyboard skills and ability to navigate electronic systems applicable to job functions.

LEGACY’S VALUES IN ACTION :

Follows guidelines set forth in Legacy’s Values in Action.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Vet / Disabled

Licensure :

Licensure / Certification :

Pay Range :

USD $50.57 - USD $75.55 / Hr.

Legacy Health Job ID #1580-24-41390. Posted job title : case manager - care management

About Legacy Health

Join our team and be a part of creating the gold standard in care safety. Together, we're building the safest environment for giving and receiving care, where both patients and caregivers thrive.

Who is Legacy Health?

Good health for our people, our patients, our communities and our world — these are not just words. They are commitments that form the core of our mission, and we take them seriously. That mission matches a profound and serious footprint : Legacy Health is a locally owned nonprofit, six-hospital health system that also includes a full-service children’s hospital, a 24-hour mental and behavioral health services center, and more than 70 primary care, specialty and urgent care clinics, 14,000 employees and nearly 3,000 health care providers.

We provide comprehensive health care services across the Portland and Vancouver metro area and mid-Willamette Valley and have the most five-star ratings for hospitals in the region. From rural areas to urban centers, we play a critical role in the lives of 2.5 million people.

As one of the largest employers in the area, people trust Legacy with their health and livelihoods. That is why Forbes named Legacy one of the best large employers in America in 2023. That vote of trust also demands that we leave a positive mark on our community beyond the hallways of our hospitals and clinics. As a reflective and open-minded organization, we value the ideals of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) patient care across our system.

Benefits

Keywords :

Registered Nurse, Case Management, Patient Care, Healthcare Coordination, Interdisciplinary Team, Health Education, Chronic Conditions, Acute Care, Patient Advocate, Healthcare Resources