RN Inpatient Care Manager Dialysis Navigator

Grand Rapids, MI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Scope of work:

Serves as a patient and family advocate by being the point of contact as the patient/family prepare for transition to an outpatient dialysis clinic as well as arrive at next level of care. Assists with the medication reconciliation process by assessing the discharge medication plan for accuracy completion and duplication. Ensures that the transition care plan is appropriate (meets all needs) comprehensive (all inclusive) and coordinated (communication) between levels of care and nephrology office.

This role will work in collaboration with the greater Care Management Team and will be implemented for patients need dialysis only. Dialysis patients followed are defined as those needing new outpatient hemodialysis placement or return referral for outpatient hemodialysis. Assist with those patients possessing significant social determinants behavioral psychosocial and/or clinical variables which contribute to increase risk of safety quality of care and avoidable unnecessary readmissions. The role of the dialysis nurse care manager spans from during the patients inpatient stay to 3-5 days post discharge.

Assisting with Emergency Admissions back to Outpatient Hemodialysis
Ensure inpatients avoid Dialysis on day of discharge.
Impact on LOS and Readmission Rates
Patient Education regarding dialysis
Working with the other nurse care management counterparts to coordinate care and remove barriers.
Services covers all patients who need dialysis when they leave the hospital.
Assesses and intervenes at the bedside with patients needing dialysis after admission.
Manage complete case management for identified New HD start patients.
Cross-campus support at the Medical Center and Blodgett Hospitals in Grand Rapids MI.

Qualifications

Required Bachelors Degree or equivalent nursing or a healthcare related field (all departments except Spectrum Health Ludington)
BSN must be obtained within 7 years for those who start in this RN role on or after January 1 2017 (Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital)

5 years of relevant experience clinical nursing and or case management/managed care or related field Required

Registered Nurse (RN) - STATEMI State of Michigan Upon Hire required
Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association Ambulatory Care Management Upon Hire required Or
Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross Ambulatory Care Management Upon Hire required
Case Manager Certified (CCM) - CCMC Commission for Case Manager Certification Upon Hire preferred

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Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
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Primary Location

SITE - Butterworth Hospital - 100 Michigan St - Grand Rapids

Department Name

Care Management - Butterworth

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

Hours of Work

8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Days Worked

Monday to Friday

Weekend Frequency

N/A

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Required Experience:

Manager

Scope of work: Serves as a patient and family advocate by being the point of contact as the patient/family prepare for transition to an outpatient dialysis clinic as well as arrive at next level of care. Assists with the medication reconciliation process by assessing the discharge medication plan fo...