UNM Hospitals participates in the Clinical Advancement Program (CAP) and depending on your Nursing Education and National Certifications, you’ll work towards one of five CAP levels that offer increasing compensation. You may earn up to $8.00 in addition to base pay.
Sign-on Bonus:
Receive 17% weekday nights, 26% weekend nights, or 15% weekend day shift differentials!
10 hour weekends
Join our Amazing team at the University of New Mexico Hospital as a Care Manager! We are seeking passionate individuals who will work in collaboration with clinical teams to achieve quality outcomes for patients within our local communities.
Care Manager and Discharge Planner, you would be working for the only Level I Trauma hospital within Albuquerque, NM.
OVERVIEW:
As a team member, you would monitor and coordinate the patient plan of care to ensure continuity throughout all health care settings.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct timely discharge planning by anticipating patient needs.
- Effectively utilize tools and resources when developing a comprehensive multidisciplinary plan of care.
- Drive change by identifying areas of performance improvement to improve the delivery of quality patient care.
- Coordinate all systems/services required for an organized, multidisciplinary, patient-centered care team approach, ensuring quality, cost-effective care for the identified patient population.
- Manage the course of treatment of patients, coordinating care with physicians, nurses, and other staff to ensure quality patient outcomes are achieved within established time frames and with efficient utilization of resources.
- Conduct initial and ongoing assessments, initiate disease management protocols, determine and manage outcomes, ensure continuity of care through discharge planning, utilization of resources, and analysis of variances.
Qualifications:
Education:
Essential:
* Program Graduate
Nonessential:
* Bachelor's Degree
Education specialization:
Essential:
* Nationally Accredited Nursing Graduate
Nonessential:
* Nursing
Experience:
Essential:
1 year directly related experience
Nonessential:
Bilingual English/Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo
Credentials:
Essential:
* RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM
* CPR for Healthcare/BLS Provider or Professional Rescuer within 30 days
Physical Conditions:
Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
Working Conditions:
Essential:
* Minor Hazard - physical risks, dirt, dust, fumes, noise
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