Registered Nurse, Behavioral Health Case Manager - CentralCare Inc

• Location: Beale Air Force Base, California
• Schedule: M-F | 8 Hour Days between hours of 0700 and 1700
• Pay: $60.00-65.00/hour

Degree/Education:

• Degree: Associates Degree of Nursing. 
• Education: Graduate from a college or university accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or as otherwise outlined in the TO. 

Certification: Possess one of the following certifications: 

• Commission for Case Manager Certification Certified Case Manager (CCM) 
• Certification of Disability Management Specialists Commission: Certified Disability Management Specialist (CDMS) 
• Association of Rehabilitation Nurses: Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN) 
• American Board for Occupational Health Nurses Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN) or Certified Occupational Health Nurse-Specialist (COHN-S). National Board for Certification in Continuity of Care: Advanced Certification in Continuity of Care (ACCC) 
• Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification: Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) 
• American Nurses Credentialing Center Nurse Case Manager (RN-NCM) 
• National Academy of Certified Care Managers: Care Manager Certified (CMC) 

Experience: 

• Experience: One year of experience in nursing as identified in the TO after graduation. 
• Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse as required in the TO. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Participate in all phases of the Case Management Program (CMP) and ensure that the CMP meets established case management (CM) standards of care. 
• Provide nursing expertise about the CM process, including assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, and monitoring. Identify opportunities for CM and identify and integrate local CM processes. 
• Develop and implement local strategies using inpatient, outpatient, onsite and telephonic CM 
• Develop and implement tools to support case management, such as those used for patient identification and patient assessment, clinical practice guidelines, algorithms, CM software, and databases for community resources. 
• Integrate CM and utilization management (UM) and integrating nursing case management with social work case management. 
• Maintain liaison with appropriate community agencies and organizations. 
• Accurately collect and document patient care data. 
• Develop treatment plans including preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative, psychosocial, and clinical interventions to ensure continuity of care toward the goal of optimal wellness. 
• Establish mechanisms to ensure proper implementation of patient treatment plan and follow-up post discharge in ambulatory and community health care settings. 
• Provide appropriate health care instruction to patient and/or caregivers based on identified learning needs.