Nurse Care Manager

Where You’ll Work

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Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social and support services.  Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. More than 125 years later, St. Joseph's remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved.

We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care, medical education and research. St. Joseph's includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute, Norton Thoracic Institute, Cancer Center at St. Joseph's, Ivy Brain Tumor Center, and St. Joseph's Level I Trauma Center (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services. St. Joseph’s is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day, approximately 20 percent of the hospital’s patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph’s.

U.S News & World Report routinely ranks St. Joseph's among the top hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery.  In addition, St. Joseph's boasts the Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph's, and a strategic alliance with Phoenix Children's Hospital.

St. Joseph's is consistently named an outstanding place to work and one of Arizona's healthiest employers. Come grow your career with one of Arizona's Most Admired Companies.

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Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Care Management Professional, you will be a pivotal coordinator and advocate, guiding patients through complex healthcare journeys to optimize outcomes and well-being.Every day, you will assess patient needs, develop individualized care plans, facilitate seamless transitions, and coordinate resources. You'll educate patients and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care and prevent readmissions.To be successful in this role, you will possess exceptional assessment and coordination skills, strong communication, and a deep understanding of healthcare systems, with an empathetic approach to patient advocacy.

• Completes psycho-social assessments to gather pertinent information for the team regarding patient adjustment, family support, financial resources, housing, understanding of disability and barriers to discharge
• Incorporates patient's psychosocial status and diagnosis in evaluating treatment plan for appropriateness, in collaboration with the physiatrist and interdisciplinary team.
• Ensures that patient-centered goals are collaboratively established within the interdisciplinary team
• Provides team with pertinent financial information to facilitate decision making through the following processes: Intake; Evaluation; Planning: the Provision of Services; Discharge/Transition Planning; and Long Term Follow-up to ensure appropriate use of patient care resources and their financial impact on the service line and that resource utilization is congruent with life-planning of the individual
• Monitors patient and family goal attainment relative to the interdisciplinary treatment plan and addresses the appropriateness of the level of care during Team Rounds. Intervenes when variances occur in a patient's individualized treatment plan
• Facilitates Team Rounds and interdisciplinary documentation.

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelors Of Nursing, or Masters in Social Work from anaccredited university
• Registered Nurse: AZ License or Licensed Clinical Social Worker: AZ
• Job-related experience

Preferred

• Four years experience as a Case Manager or Social Worker in an inpatientrehabilitation setting
• Certified Rehabilitation RN