Nurse Case Manager

Job Title: Nurse Case Manager

Job Description

Coordinate care for a select caseload of patients from triage, care coordination during management, and safe transfer to home. Proactively communicate with payors to ensure approval of treatment plans and required resources. Maintain knowledge of and respond to clinical system and fiscal data related to specific patient populations. Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team, patient, and patient family to ensure effective and efficient transition planning. Coordinate transition to post-acute settings including but not limited to nursing facilities, acute inpatient rehab, and local shelters. Manage patients based on departmental procedures while maintaining clinical and quality standards. Enter and maintain patient information in all departmental systems per operational guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care for a select caseload of patients from triage to safe transfer to home.
• Proactively communicate with payors to ensure approval of treatment plans and required resources.
• Maintain knowledge of and respond to clinical system and fiscal data related to specific patient populations.
• Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team, patient, and patient family to ensure effective and efficient transition planning.
• Coordinate transition to post-acute settings including nursing facilities, acute inpatient rehab, and local shelters.
• Manage patients based on departmental procedures while maintaining clinical and quality standards.
• Enter and maintain patient information in all departmental systems per operational guidelines.

Essential Skills

• Advanced interpersonal skills.
• Ability to use cultural awareness and competency to respond to international patients' concerns.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to influence and negotiate individual and group decision-making.
• Ability to analyze, synthesize, and summarize information to make judgments regarding patient care.
• Ability to effectively manage caseload without compromising clinical safety and quality.
• Ability to discuss and clinically review caseload with provider on a weekly basis.
• Ability to function effectively in a fluid, dynamic, and rapidly changing environment.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Current registered nurse licensure in the State of Maryland.
• Minimum of two years of full-time nursing experience, preferably in case management with inpatient oncology or Med/Surg departments.

Work Environment

The position involves inpatient case management within the Oncology department. The nurse case manager will not have access to or pass medication to patients. The environment is dynamic and requires effective collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $45.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Baltimore,MD.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 11, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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