We have a new opening for a Registered Nurse - Case Manager at the Naval Health Clinic in Lemoore, CA.

Core Duties: The duties include, but are not limited to the following;

• Participate in all phases of the Case Management Program (CMP) and ensure that the CMP meets established case management (CM) standards of care.

• Provide nursing expertise about the CM process, including assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, and monitoring. Identify opportunities for CM and identify and integrate local CM processes.

• Develop and implement local strategies using inpatient, outpatient, onsite and telephonic CM

• Develop and implement tools to support case management, such as those used for patient identification and patient assessment, clinical practice guidelines, algorithms, CM software, and databases for community resources.

• Integrate CM and utilization management (UM) and integrating nursing case management with social work case management.

• Maintain liaison with appropriate community agencies and organizations.

• Accurately collect and document patient care data.

• Develop treatment plans including preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative, psychosocial, and clinical interventions to ensure continuity of care toward the goal of optimal wellness.

• Establish mechanisms to ensure proper implementation of patient treatment plan and follow-up post discharge in ambulatory and community health care settings.

• Provide appropriate health care instruction to patient and/or caregivers based on identified learning needs.

Schedule:

Monday - Friday, 8.5 or 9 hours between 7:30am and 5:30pm, to include a lunch break

No Weekends, No Holidays

No Call, No Call-Back

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

Degree: Possess a Bachelors degree in Nursing from a college or university accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Experience: A minimum of one year of clinical experience as a Case Manager within the last three years.

Certification: Must possess OR obtain a case management related certification noted below within 6 months of hire. Cost will be reimbursed. 

• Commission for Case Manager Certification Certified Case Manager (CCM)
• Certification of Disability Management Specialists Commission: Certified Disability Management Specialist (CDMS)
• Association of Rehabilitation Nurses: Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN)
• American Board for Occupational Health Nurses Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN) or Certified Occupational Health Nurse-Specialist (COHN-S).
• National Board for Certification in Continuity of Care: Advanced Certification in Continuity of Care (ACCC)
• Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification: Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)
• American Nurses Credentialing Center Nurse Case Manager (RN-NCM)
• National Academy of Certified Care Managers: Care Manager Certified (CMC)

Licensure: Current, full, active and unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse 

Life Support Certification: Possess a current AHA OR ARC BLS Healthcare Provider certification.

Security: Must possess ability to pass a Government background check/security clearance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. All applicants selected for employment are required to submit to a background check and pre-employment drug test. 

Benefits

Excellent Compensation & Exceptional Comprehensive Benefits:

• Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Time, Plus 11 Paid Federal Holidays

• Medical/Dental/Vision, STD/LTD/Life, Health Savings Account available, and more
• Annual CME Stipend and License/Certification Reimbursement
• Matching 401K

Base salary: $50.00 - $59.50/hr depending on experience

Sign-on Bonus: $5,000 paid with first paycheck!