Evergreen Nephrology
Empowering nephrologists to transform kidney care and improve patient outcomes
Nurse Care Manager – Post Acute, RN/PT
Location
United States
Posted
36 days ago
Salary
$90K - $103K / year
Bachelor Degree3 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Manage the overall care management of patient caseload by leveraging experience, expertise, and knowledge in both the nursing field and value-based care operations.
• Facilitate seamless transitions for nephrology patients from a Skilled Nursing Facility to home or community.
• Collaborate with hospital discharge planners, providers and SNF staff to ensure patients’ needs are addressed.
• Monitor patient progress in skilled nursing facilities and identify barriers to timely discharge.
• Actively participate in clinical huddles, IDT meetings, and patient care conferences for patients under your care management.
• Develop and implement strategies to optimize length of stay while maintaining high-quality care.
• Support seamless transitions of care as patients move between care settings, proactively addressing potential barriers and collaborating with internal and external care team stakeholders.
• Establish trusting relationships with patients and families to provide clinical and emotional support and foster collaboration throughout their care journey.
• Perform assessments and identify the needs, including social determinants of health, of caseload patients and caregivers based on values, care goals, and individual preferences, and translating these into patient-centric actionable care plans.
• Identify and develop SNF stakeholders and foster relationships for communication and coordination of care.
• Identify areas for improvement in post-acute care processes and share or implement evidence-based solutions.
• Engage in continuous, organizational process improvement to identify opportunities and execute action plans to optimize care management workflows, patient engagement processes, customer/patient care efforts, and other protocols.
• Prepare reports and other deliverables to communicate program changes or developments to appropriate stakeholders
• Collect data to prepare and deliver reports alongside program leaders on program success, patient outcomes, and patient/caregiver satisfaction.
• Other duties consistent with this role, as assigned.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) with an active RN license or a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Physical Therapy with an active PT license; Compact License preferred where applicable
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in telephonic care management and post-acute care
- Experience in Utilization Management and/or Utilization Review
- Experience in specialty care including kidney care or related field
- Excellent communication, problem-solving and organizational skills
- Knowledge of value-based care models and strategies to reduce readmissions
- Experience with team-based care and have excellent collaboration skills
- Excellent working knowledge of community resources
- Strong understanding of skilled nursing facility operations and regulations strongly preferred.
- Intermediate skills with MS Office Suite of products including Outlook and Teams
- Able to work effectively in a primarily remote environment:
- Home internet must support a minimum download speed of 25 Mbps and upload speed of 10 Mbps. Cable, Fiber, or DSL connections hardwired to the internet device are recommended
- Evergreen will provide remote employees with telephony applications and equipment to meet the business requirements for their role
- Employees must work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information
Benefits
- Paid time off starting at 4 weeks for full-time employees
- 12 paid holidays per year
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance, including an HSA with employer match
- Reimbursement for continuing medical education for eligible roles
- A 401(k) program where Evergreen matches up to 4% of contributions
- Paid parental leave
- A robust training and development program that starts with onboarding and continues throughout your career with Evergreen Nephrology