RN – Case Management

Specialty: Case Management
Facility: Tuba City Regional
State License: AZ
Certs/Licenses: State License Details: Must Be Currently Active; General Certifications (ACLS, BLS/BCLS, PALS, NRP, ATT)
Years of Experience: 3
Shift: 40 hours per week, 5- 8 hour shifts or 4-10 hour shifts & Weekend rotation with call
Guaranteed Hours: 36
Description: Specialty: Case ManagementFacility: Tuba City RegionalState License: AZCerts/Licenses: State License Details: Must Be Currently Active; General Certifications (ACLS, BLS/BCLS, PALS, NRP, ATT)Years of Experience: 3Shift: 40 hours per week, 5- 8 hour shifts or 4-10 hour shifts & Weekend rotation with callGuaranteed Hours: 36Description: *Fingerprinting must be submitted and cleared prior to start!* Hospital rental property very limited. Shared contractor housing only. No pets or family allowed per hospital policy. Tuba City Regional Healthcare does not require your RN to have an AZ state license. Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation, a JCAHO accredited health center, provides services to a 4,400 square mile area and serves as a referral center for the western part of the Navajo and Hopi Reservations. The hospital was constructed in 1975 with a bed capacity of 73. Services provided to the community include comprehensive inpatient/outpatient emergency services, dental and ophthalmology services, orthopedics, OB/GYN, oral surgery, eye surgery and urological procedures. Approximately 49% of the surgeries performed are out patient/ambulatory surgical procedures. Learn more about our organization. The Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation is located in Northwestern Arizona on the land known as the Colorado Plateau. This semi-desert landscape varies in elevation from 4,400 in the Little Colorado River Valley to nearly 7,000 feet at Preston Mesa. The unique community of Tuba City offers a culturally rich environment. The Native American tribes located and served here are the Navajo, Hopi, and Southern Paiute. This mixture along with Anglo, Hispanic, and African American employees of the hospital and school systems make a pleasantly diverse community. The staff of medical providers includes surgeons, general medical officers, internal medicine, psychiatrists, pediatricians, family practice physicians, obstetricians, ENT specialists, orthopedic surgeons, and urologists. Dental staff includes general dentists, endodontists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, pediatric dentists, dental assistants and hygienists. The nursing staff includes registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, nursing assistants, community health nurses, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, CRNA, and community health medics. POSITION SUMMARY Incumbent serves as an Outpatient/Inpatient Social Worker/Registered Nurse (RN) Case Manager for TCRHCC and Sacred Peaks Healthcare Center (SPHC) and is responsible for direct supervision and supportive contact for the specific group of identified high-risk patients. The Social Worker/RN Case Manager is responsible for designing and managing a continuum of care focusing on empowering clients to achieve demonstrable outcomes and self-sufficiency. The Social Worker/RN Case Manager is responsible for assessment, service planning, and resource acquisition, monitoring progress and initiating and responding to emerging client needs. The Social Worker/RN Case Manager will link the client with Community Social Service providers, health care providers, substance abuse, and mental health providers to achieve specific goals. The Social Worker/RN Case Manager is responsible for utilization review of patient cases in the inpatient and outpatient services departments, and review of medical necessity of referrals to specialty providers for services not normally provided within the TCRHCC facility. The incumbent will work with a multidisciplinary team to promote the efficient and effective use of a variety of health care resources by focusing on the whole patient to provide a seamless continuum of care. The goals are the provision of quality care, decrease the fragmentation of care, enhancement of patient self-care and quality of life, and cost containment. The incumbent will work closely work with Providers, Nurses, Social Workers, Physicians, the PRC department, and all health care providers staff at TCRHCC to ensure implementation of appropriate resources in the fulfillment of utilization goals for the hospital and third-party payors. The Social Worker/RN Case Manager will be responsible to the Director of Case Management/Care Coordination. NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS Education: MSW Social Worker: Master s Degree in Social Work (MSW), OR RN Case Manager: Associates degree in Nursing, must obtain bachelor s in nursing within 2 years of hire. License/Certification: Must have and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the American Heart Association throughout employment MSW Social Worker: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW). A valid, current, full and unrestricted Professional License to practice LMSW or LCSW in any state of the United States of America, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States RN Case Manager: A valid, current, full and unrestricted Professional Nursing License to practice nursing in any state of the United States of America, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States Experience: Must have a minimum of three (3) years of experience in the clinical care setting Experience and knowledge of discharge planning, case management, or utilization review processes. Demonstrate knowledge of electronic health record systems. Additional Information:ORIENTATION: Every 2 weeks COVID & FLU EXEMPTIONS: May accept after declination form is submitted HOUSING APP: Must be submitted 2 weeks prior to start – form uploaded in Medefis Position Urgency:Normal Billing string = Tuba City Regional; MSW or RN Case Manager