Nurse Case Manager (R.N., Non-Clinical)

Company Overview

Community Care Management Corp. is a dedicated non-profit organization committed to empowering frail, ill, and disabled individuals to live independently at home. Our mission is to enhance their quality of life by providing essential support services that promote health, dignity, and independence.

Summary

We are seeking a compassionate Nurse Case Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be instrumental in assessing and coordinating care for our clients, ensuring they receive the necessary resources and support to thrive in their home environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintains contact with the service network for appropriate referrals.
• Initially evaluates all clients for eligibility for Waiver program and other benefits; requests confirmation of HIV/AIDS diagnosis from physician. Obtains client signature on the necessary forms according to the current enrollment process.
• Evaluates each client from a medical point of view. Interprets the history, physical, lab results, medication regimen, and other medical information to the case management staff and the client’s care providers (paid and/or volunteer).
• Works with the Social Work Case Manager to develop and oversee each client’s service plan.
• Provides no direct nursing or primary care. When appropriate, assesses the client’s vital signs and physical status for monitoring and referral. Provides liaison between the client’s physicians and CCHAP in order to ensure a coordinated approach to care. Facilitates clients being seen by an HIV Specialist and other medical provider’s offices. Provides the initial service plan to the physician. Ensures continuity of care when the client is receiving care from more than one source.
• Assures re-assessments for Waiver clients to assess needs and to collect information for State reports, such as client demographics and units of service, etc. Writes progress notes on each significant client contact.
• Monitors Waiver client costs, including ordering and documenting purchased client services through ongoing contact with clients and providers. Adheres to the provider manualand the defined expenditure report process.
• Will maintain and continue to enhance the knowledge base andupdated approaches regarding HIV/AIDS treatment. This includes keeping abreast of relevant alternative treatment approaches.
• Maintains documentation in charts and ARIES as required by CCMC and Office of AIDS policies and procedures.

Requirements

• R.N. with current California RN License.
• Minimum three years clinical experience with emphasis on HIV/AIDS patient care.
• minimum two years community-based nursing preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• The Nurse Care Manager must be able to relate well to the person with HIV/AIDS in a caring but non-judgmental manner.
• Must have a good understanding of the psychosocial/medical needs of the client and basic care management principles in order to formulate an integrated approach to treatment that takes into consideration the complicated health problems of the client.
• An in-depth understanding of the disease process and treatment as well as of infectious disease control is essential.
• Good relationships with community agencies, service providers, and the medical community must be maintained.
• Must be able to operate a computer, related equipment and software.
• Teaching and health education skills are essential.
• Ability to read and interpret documents and procedure manuals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions provided those accommodations pose no danger or threat to the employee, staff, clients, vendors, etc., or create undue hardship for the agency or its staff.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations, and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand, and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard. The employee frequently is required to sit for long periods of time, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. Ability to operate a motor vehicle in order to visit other sites, and run errands required.

Work Environment

The workspace for the Nurse Case Manager is located in a heavy traffic area. Frequent interruptions from fellow staff members and clients is expected. The sound level is generally low to moderate. Frequent travel to perform essential functions of the job is to be expected. The Nurse Case Manager is required to take occasional trips to other sites and outside the County to attend training, department meetings, and attend agency events.

Additional Requirements

• All employees must pass a State and Federal Live Scan background check before the start of employment.
• All employees of Community Care must carry a minimum required by the State of California for bodily injury liability insurance on vehicles used for work.

Pay: $36.20 - $39.56 per hour

Expected hours: 32.0 per week

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• 403(b) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

License/Certification:

• RN License (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Ukiah, CA 95482 (Required)

Work Location: In person