RN Care Manager

Job Overview
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Registered Nurse Manager to assist our nursing team in delivering exceptional patient care. The ideal candidate will possess a strong clinical background and demonstrate leadership qualities to manage client cases effectively. This role is essential in ensuring high standards of patient service and care delivery across various departments, including home health, geriatrics, assisted living, skilled nursing facility, and hospital medicine.

Role and Responsibilities

By Your Side Care Management is an Aging Life Care Management company looking for an experienced RN/LPN. Primary tasks: Provide assessment, home visits, and oversight in managing health care needs. Support the By Your Side team working part time during the week with on call coverage for weekends and evenings. Position includes on-call responsibilities.

· Medication management including filling medication box, refills, and picking up prescriptions as needed (RN/LPN only)

· Communicate with client’s designated care team, family, and other contacts as indicated in care plan

· Coordinate and arrange needed services based on medical, social and cognitive needs as indicated in the care plan

· Refer to community resources and area professionals based on client need

· Follow up to ensure client satisfaction with services provided and reassess future needs

· Screen, arrange, and monitor in-home help

· Assist with moving client to or from different care settings

· Provide crisis intervention

· Provide client and family education

· Complete in person visits to ensure client safety, wellness, and adherence to medication regimen

· Making necessary medical appointments and arranging transportation and/or attending appointments as needed

· Identifying client entitlements and assisting with filling out applications/contacting entitlement resources

· Monitor the client finances and bill paying if needed

· Collect additional data by contacting relevant sources (e.g. physician(s), social support systems, and other care providers) in order to validate and expand the information obtained.

· Synthesize and interpret the assessment data.

· Document all intake and assessment information, care plan and interventions and progress towards goals.

· Prioritize areas of concern in collaboration with client and support system in order to identify potential areas for intervention.

· Identify options and resources that address the areas identified for intervention.

· Discuss with the client the advantages, disadvantages, and costs of available/appropriate options and resources.

· Work with client/responsible party in order to establish mutually agreed upon goals.

· Develop action steps in order to achieve the agreed upon care plan goals.

· Develop a timeline for implementation.

· Other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Requirements: Active, unencumbered RN license in the state of WI, RN preferred. Associates Degree in Nursing required, Bachelor’s Degree preferred. Certified Case Manager certification preferred.

Preferred Skills

Assessment skills, Knowledge of the healthcare system, Patient advocacy skills, Knowledge of the needs of the frail elderly, disabled and/or cognitively impaired client geriatric population. Experience in performing home visits. Experience with case management. Knowledge of community resources. Ability to assess cognitive, functional and social needs of the clients. Ability to interact positively, creatively, and Computer skills (Outlook, MSWord, Internet Explorer)

Additional Notes

Must be willing to work occasional weekends and nights as needed to assist with on call coverage.

This list is not all inclusive. Care Manager may be asked to assist with other tasks as needed.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $55.00 - $65.00 per hour

Ability to Commute:

• Milwaukee, WI 53202 (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 75% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person