RN Care Manager, Care Coordination, Discharge Planning and Utilization Review - Case Mgmt - Maine Health

For a limited time MaineHealth is offering sign on bonuses for Registered Nurses:

• Registered Nurses with more than 2 years of experience: $20,000 (full time)

Eligible candidates are hired into a Full or Part time RN position. Bonus amount prorated for Part time hires, per diem hires are ineligible. Current MaineHealth member employees are ineligible; former MaineHealth Members are ineligible until greater than 6 months separation from employment.

RN Care Manager, Care Coordination, Discharge Planning and Utilization Review

Our Case Management department is looking for an energetic RN that is an excellent communicator with a solid sense of business conduct, who thrives on patient advocacy achieved through care coordination and planning.

In this role, the selected candidate will use their leadership and critical thinking skills to partner with the interdisciplinary team for coordination and implementation of the optimal plan of care to meet patient goals.

If you’re looking for a position where you are able to directly contribute to the overall patient experience and care delivered that extends beyond the bedside, please apply.

Our ideal candidate has:

• A strong medical/surgical, intensive care or home health care background.
• Previous case management and utilization review experience
• Certified Case Manager Certification a plus
• The ability to manage competing priorities necessary

*Maine Medical Center, formerly Southern Maine Health Care

Position Summary

Patient-focused coordination, negotiation, and procurement of necessary resources to address all identified areas of need for facilitation of achievement of quality, cost-effective outcomes. Acts as a patient advocate through collaboration with the patient and the integrative staff, internal and external to the organization. Through this collaboration, the individual's needs are assessed, goals formulated, and a plan of care implemented, monitored, evaluated and modified for positive outcomes. Actively participates in quality improvement and performance improvement processes related to the management of patient care and safety, and utilization of healthcare resources.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

1. Education: Bachelor Degree or currently matriculating preferred.
2. License/Certifications: Current RN licensure from the Maine State Board of Nursing required.
3. Experience: Five years of acute care clinical setting nursing experience preferred. Knowledge and experience in discharge planning, case management and utilization review preferred. Interest and experience in research through review and use of evidence-based practice preferred.
4. Is responsible for maintaining a current knowledge of the nursing practices contemporary to the legal framework of the Nurses Practice Act, and in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Additional Information

With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations across Maine and New Hampshire, you’ll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them – both within the walls of the organization and the communities that surround it.

We offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow – programs such as paid parental leave, a flexible work policy, student loan assistance, training and education, along with well-being resources for you and your family.

MaineHealth remains focused on investing in our care team and developing an inclusive environment where you can thrive and feel supported to realize your full potential. If you’re looking to build a career in a place where people help one another deliver best-in-class care, apply today.