Registered Nurse Care Manager

The Registered Nurse Care Manager plays a vital role in delivering patient-centered nursing care within a collaborative healthcare team. This position emphasizes assessment, diagnosis, care planning, implementation, and evaluation, ensuring professional nursing standards are maintained. The RN engages in leadership, education, and evidence-based practices, coordinating high-quality patient care while honoring cultural diversity and ethical principles. Candidates must possess an active RN license, clinical expertise, and a strong commitment to continuous improvement in a fast-paced healthcare environment.\n\nOverview\nAt our organization, every employee is expected to understand and embody our Vision, support our Mission, and uphold our Values of integrity, patient-centered care, respect, accountability, and compassion. We are dedicated to providing quality medical care that is coordinated and focused on each patient's specific needs. Our team approach promotes access to continuous and comprehensive care, striving for quality improvement at every step.\n\nThe Registered Nurse will join our healthcare team to enhance the level of patient-centered care in line with our mission, vision, and strategic initiatives. Professional nursing practice follows ethical and legal frameworks and centers on collaboration, effective communication, and quality outcomes. As an RN, you will build therapeutic relationships with patients and families, integrate cultural awareness into practice, and engage in health teaching and promotion.\n\nResponsibilities\n

• Adhere to ANA Standards of Practice, demonstrating competence through assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.\n
• Collect and analyze data to inform healthcare decisions and individualize care plans.\n
• Coordinate transitions in care and ensure continuity of care delivery.\n
• Promote health and safety through patient education and environmental health practices.\n
• Practice ethics and cultural competence, effectively communicate, and collaborate with patients, families, and the healthcare team.\n
• Engage in leadership activities and pursue ongoing professional development and knowledge advancement.\n
• Utilize evidence-based practices to enhance nursing care quality and evaluate nursing practices.\n
• Manage resources responsibly to maintain effective and safe nursing services.\n\nQualifications\nEducation : Graduation from an accredited nursing school; BSN preferred. Current BCLS certification required within one month of hire.\nExperience : Experience as a Registered Nurse; participation in the SPIRE clinical advancement program encouraged.\nLicensure : Must possess a current RN license in the State of Connecticut. Clinical specialty certification is highly encouraged.\nSpecial Skills : Engaged in ongoing professional development, with a focus on advancing clinical practice.\nPhysical Demands : Requires prolonged standing, walking, and engaging multiple senses. Candidates must be able to assist in lifting and moving patients ranging from five (5) to three hundred (300) pounds and may experience exposure to infectious diseases and stressful situations.\n\nAdditional Information\nThis position is covered by the Connecticut Healthcare Associates Collective Bargaining Agreement.\nOrthopedic RN experience is preferred.