RN Case Manager
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*Fingerprinting must be submitted and cleared prior to start!* Hospital rental property very limited. Shared contractor housing only. No pets or family allowed per hospital policy. Tuba City Regional Healthcare does not require your RN to have an AZ state license. Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation a JCAHO accredited health center provides services to a 4400 square mile area and serves as a referral center for the western part of the Navajo and Hopi Reservations. The hospital was constructed in 1975 with a bed capacity of 73. Services provided to the community include comprehensive inpatient/outpatient emergency services dental and ophthalmology services orthopedics OB/GYN oral surgery eye surgery and urological procedures. Approximately 49% of the surgeries performed are out patient/ambulatory surgical procedures. Learn more about our organization. The Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation is located in Northwestern Arizona on the land known as the Colorado Plateau. This semi-desert landscape varies in elevation from 4400 in the Little Colorado River Valley to nearly 7000 feet at Preston Mesa. The unique community of Tuba City offers a culturally rich environment. The Native American tribes located and served here are the Navajo Hopi and Southern Paiute. This mixture along with Anglo Hispanic and African American employees of the hospital and school systems make a pleasantly diverse community. The staff of medical providers includes surgeons general medical officers internal medicine psychiatrists pediatricians family practice physicians obstetricians ENT specialists orthopedic surgeons and urologists. Dental staff includes general dentists endodontists oral and maxillofacial surgeons pediatric dentists dental assistants and hygienists. The nursing staff includes registered nurses licensed practical nurses nursing assistants community health nurses nurse practitioners nurse midwives CRNA and community health medics. POSITION SUMMARY Incumbent serves as an Outpatient/Inpatient Social Worker/Registered Nurse (RN) Case Manager for TCRHCC and Sacred Peaks Healthcare Center (SPHC) and is responsible for direct supervision and supportive contact for the specific group of identified high-risk patients. The Social Worker/RN Case Manager is responsible for designing and managing a continuum of care focusing on empowering clients to achieve demonstrable outcomes and self-sufficiency. The Social Worker/RN Case Manager is responsible for assessment service planning and resource acquisition monitoring progress and initiating and responding to emerging client needs. The Social Worker/RN Case Manager will link the client with Community Social Service providers health care providers substance abuse and mental health providers to achieve specific goals. The Social Worker/RN Case Manager is responsible for utilization review of patient cases in the inpatient and outpatient services departments and review of medical necessity of referrals to specialty providers for services not normally provided within the TCRHCC facility. The incumbent will work with a multidisciplinary team to promote the efficient and effective use of a variety of health care resources by focusing on the whole patient to provide a seamless continuum of care. The goals are the provision of quality care decrease the fragmentation of care enhancement of patient self-care and quality of life and cost containment. The incumbent will work closely work with Providers Nurses Social Workers Physicians the PRC department and all health care providers staff at TCRHCC to ensure implementation of appropriate resources in the fulfillment of utilization goals for the hospital and third-party payors. The Social Worker/RN Case Manager will be responsible to the Director of Case Management/Care Coordination. NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS Education: Associates degree in Nursing must obtain bachelor s in nursing within 2 years of hire. License/Certification: Must have and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the American Heart Association throughout employment A valid current full and unrestricted Professional Nursing License to practice nursing in any state of the United States of America The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a territory of the United States Experience: Must have a minimum of one (3) year of experience in the clinical care setting Experience and knowledge of discharge planning case management or utilization review processes. Demonstrate knowledge of electronic health record systems. Must have 1 year of travel experience
Shift: Monday to Friday 8am-5pm & Weekend rotation with call
Specialty Type: Nursing
Sub Specialties: Care Manager Registered Nurse
General Certifications: General Certifications(ACLSBLS/BCLSPALSNRPATT)Please CLICK HERE to view details.
Employment Type
Full Time
