What are the responsibilities and job description for the Case Manager -RN PRN position at Cherokee Elder Care?
Essential Job Functions:
- Conducts initial history, physical exam and functional nursing assessments of potential participants.
- Develops initial nursing care plans for new participants, provides nursing care and service to participants per plan of care; performs inperson and ongoing participant assessments and updates nursing care plans as indicated and required.
- Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary team (IDT).
- Participates in development of overall plans of care for participants.
- Keeps team informed of changes in health or functional status of participants and home care needs.
- Administers and monitors participants’ medications and treatments prescribed by the primary care provider.
- Provides medication and treatment education to participants and caregivers as necessary.
- Observes, records, and reports to primary care staff participants’ change of condition and reaction to drugs and treatments.
- Triages participants by phone and inperson as the need arises.
- Performs followups and charts as indicated.
- Implements written orders of primary care staff.
- Assists participants in maintaining optimum health; provides health education and counseling to participants and caregivers facing chronic conditions and end of life issues.
- Completes documentation of nursing care and services per established Cherokee Elder Care standards.
- Assists in coordinating services provided by specialists and contracted services.
- Provides ongoing direction to C.N.A.’s and evaluates their care and service delivery.
- Supervise the C.N.A. assigned to their “Clinic Care Team”
- Prepares clinic forms and reports per PACE data reporting requirements.
- Assists with orientation of new clinic staff.
- Participates in participantrelated conferences as designated.
- Attends staff meetings and inservices as required.
- Required to provide oncall coverage on a rotating basis.
- Protects privacy and maintains confidentiality of sensitive participant and employee information.
- Provides ongoing family/caregiver education as needed.
- Requires occasional use of personal vehicle for business purposes.
- Must attend job related training (as assigned).
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Chief Medical Director
Required Education, Licensure & Experience
Education:
- Must have an Associate’s Degree in Applied ScienceNursing
Licensure:
- Currently licensed with the State of Oklahoma as a Registered Nurse
- Current CPR/BLS certificate.
- Current Driver’s License.
- Current Vehicle Insurance in compliance with the Cherokee Nation Motor Vehicle Usage and the CEC Transportation Policy and Procedure.
- A motor vehicle report (MVR) will be completed upon selection. MVR must meet Cherokee Nation Risk Management driver eligibility criteria.
Experience:
- Must have 1 year of experience with a frail or elderly population.
- Must have 1 year experience utilizing medical terminology.
- Must have 1 year of home healthcare experience.
- Must have 1 year experience utilizing electronic health records.
About Cherokee Elder Care
PACE Services: Cherokee Elder Care staff work diligently to fulfill the needs of every participant. The caring and professional team at CEC work hard to provide services with respect, dignity, and integrity to meet participants healthcare needs. Services provided by Cherokee Elder Care PACE include: Primary Care Medical Specialties Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapy Home Health Services Transportation Social Services Behavioral Health Inpatient, Outpatient, and Ambulance Part D Medication with No Copays Medical Equipment Adult Day Health Center Activities and Socialization