What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN, Care Manager position at Orange Coast Medical Center?
Title: RN, Care Manager
Location: Fountain Valley
Department: Care Coordination
Status: Part-time
Shift: Day
Pay Range*: $54.58/hour - $85.68/hour
Bonus: $10,000 sign on
MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated health system that includes four leading hospitals, award-winning medical groups – consisting of over 200 sites of care, and more than 2,000 physicians throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We are committed to increasing access to patient-centric, affordable, and high-quality healthcare; your personal contributions are integral to MemorialCare's recognition as a market leader and innovator in value-based and other care models.
Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork.
Position Summary
This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the mission of Orange Coast Medical Center. It is expected that the employee demonstrate behavior consistent with our core values: Integrity, Accountability, Best Practices, Compassion and Synergy. The employee shall support Orange Coast Medical Center’s strategic plan and participate in and advocate performance improvement/patient safety activities.
The Registered Nurse Case Manager collaborates with other professional disciplines/unit leaders to ensure safe and effective patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes. S/he is responsible for facilitation of appropriate length of stay and continuum of care outcomes, through the case management of all systems and services required for an organized, multidisciplinary team approach to care. The RN Case Manager coordinates patient’s care from hospitalization, discharge in collaboration with the healthcare team, to best meet the patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The RN Case Manager uses a problem-solving process that includes assessment, problem identification, goal definition, plan development, evaluation, reassessment, and plan revision, and documentation in the patient record to achieve optimum patient outcomes on both an individual and population basis. The success of the department is inherent in the individual’s ability to demonstrate positive, professional communication for quality outcomes and financial targets.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job
2. Demonstrates leadership in the coordination of patient care across the healthcare continuum with progress toward meeting desired patient outcomes.
3. Demonstrates the ability to utilize effective critical thinking skills.
4. Prioritizes essential functions.
5. Demonstrates the ability to teach, guide and consult with healthcare team members to maintain and improve patient care standards.
6. Demonstrates knowledge of the clinical information system and applies principles to patient documentation.
7. Contributes to an effective and safe working environment.
8. Serves as a role model and mentors new staff members.
9. Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of patient privacy rights. Maintains confidentiality of all medical, financial and other sensitive material in printed, electronic or verbal form Demonstrates excellent customer service skills by managing and acknowledging patient-family-significant other expectations.
10. Demonstrates tact, sensitivity and discretion.
11. Demonstrates the ability to integrate knowledge of job specific competencies.
12. Ability to be at work and be on time.
13. Ability to follow company policies, procedures and directives.
14. Ability to interact in a positive and constructive manner.
15. Ability to prioritize and multitask.
*Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare—that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there’s more...Check out our MemorialCare Benefits for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.
Salary : $55 - $86
