Registered Nurse (RN) - Case Management
Valley Medical Center
Renton, WA

Current license as a registered nurse in the State of Washington.

Bachelor's degree desirable.

Certification in Case Management desirable.

Minimum five years recent clinical experience as an RN working in an acute care setting or three years experience as a case manager desirable.

Ability to communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing.

Ability to write legibly, spell correctly, and use accepted grammar.

Skill in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care needs.

Sensitivity to coordinate care for patients and families from a variety of ethnic, cultural, social, and economic backgrounds and with varied medical and developmental needs.

Interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with members of the interdisciplinary team, including physicians and external health care professionals, to achieve desired clinical, service and financial outcomes.

Communication skills including group facilitation and conflict management.

Ability to work collaboratively as a team member.

Ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.

Ability to function in a setting with numerous interruptions.

Ability to work independently without close supervision.

Basic proficiency in use of email and electronic calendars

Basic proficiency is use of word processing as well as creating, saving, opening and attaching MS Word documents.

Neat and well groomed appearance consistent with VMC dress code.

Working knowledge of the healthcare financial environment, reimbursement, levels of care and medical necessity criteria.

Knowledge of local community resources and how to access them effectively and efficiently preferred.

Accept referrals for in-depth assessment of patients' discharge planning needs:

respond to nurse screening, physician-ordered and other health care professional referrals for discharge planning ASAP but not longer than 24 hours;

respond to phone messages within 10 minutes when not engaged in patient/family interactions or attending scheduled meetings;

notify utilization management of concerns regarding appropriateness of admission:

medical necessity/level of care,

inpatient vs. observation status.

Assess patient's discharge planning needs:

review past and present medical records to determine history, admitting diagnosis or procedure, and plan of treatment;

gather pertinent information about the patient's psychosocial, functional and financial situation to identify needs:

meet with patients/caregivers to evaluate clinical, psychosocial, functional and financial status,

communicate with the multidisciplinary team (physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers, chaplain, etc.) as needed to complete assessment;

complete initial written in-depth assessment of patient discharge planning needs and document in accordance with professional, legal, regulatory and departmental standards.