Projected Start Date: 12/05/2022
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Location: Providence Rhode Island 02860
80% travel mix to Patient homes/office hospitals/SNFs and the 20% remote
Shift Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM or 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Responsibilities
- Can build strong, productive relationships and maintain consistent communication with patients, their families, and providers
- Collaborate with Care Team and physicians to prevent readmission, prevent future hospitalization, and improve patient care
- Provide high intensity engagement with patient and family. Introduce self to patient/family and explain nurse case manager role and process to contact nurse case manager for questions, guidance, and education
- Enhance a collaborative relationship to maximize the patient's/family's ability to make informed decisions
- Manage a caseload of nephrology practice patients and perform clinical needs assessments/complex-medical management for high-risk CKD/ESRD patients
- Educate patients using kidney disease-specific education developed to be culturally appropriate and tailored to a diverse set of learning needs
- Act as a patient's advocate, liaison, and information resource; escalating all appropriate information to their nephrologist as appropriate
- Assess and assist patients for linkage and utilization of appropriate medical and community resources in conjunction with other members of the care coordination team
- Complete timely and accurate documentation per company-documented procedures and relevant professional and regulatory standards
Qualifications
Education:
- Degree in nursing RN (Required)
- Experience working with chronically ill (CKD/ESRD) patients preferred
- Home care, case management, and/or hospital experience preferred
Licensure
- Commensurate on State requirements/compact license
Qualifications
- Must have own reliable transportation
- Active driver's license
- RN Case Manager experience required 5 to 6 years preferred
