HOME HEALTH RN FIELD CASE MANAGER

Company: Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center
Location: Santa Maria
Posted on: January 5, 2020

Job Description:

OverviewFounded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospitals have a history of caring for our community that goes back more than 100 years. We provide a broad range of medical and surgical services including minimally invasive and outpatient options. Our family of services includes the area's only inpatient oncology unit, the Orthopedic, Spine, and Hand Center, Family Birth Center, the Lactation Support Center and retail store, and many others. Mercy Hospital Downtown is a 194-bed facility located in downtown Bakersfield. Mercy Hospital Southwest is a 78-bed facility and the only hospital located in the rapidly growing area west of Highway 99. Mercy Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner, serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality, compassionate care since 1910. A Learn more at https://www. dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/mercy-bakersfield.ResponsibilitiesPosition Summary:The registered nurse is responsible to take primary responsibility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care of each assigned patient. Provide direct patient care.A Supervise the activities of nursing staff members. Anticipate patientas needs. Follow-up on all care related activities and assure all physician orders are accurately transcribed and carried out in a timely manner. Coordinate the plan of care. Conduct patient teaching specific to disease entity and home management. Actively participate in assuring care continuum. Collaborate with other nursing and ancillary services to assure seamless communication and uninterrupted patient care. Model leadership behaviors. Foster a spirit of collaboration and teamwork. Mentor peers and colleagues.#RN@DHQualificationsMinimum Requirements:CA RN licenseBLS (AHA required)ACLSNIHSS Stroke CertificationPALS within 90 days of hireNew Grad RNs must complete the additional certification (ACLS, NIHSS and PALS) for this position within 18 weeks of hire.Skills:Ability to read, analyze, and interpret hospital policies and procedures, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.A Ability to write reports and procedures and document in the medical record.A Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from co-workers, managers, patients, physicians, family members and the general public.A Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as weights, dosages, flow rates, proportions, percentages and volume.A Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.A Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.A Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.A Must have ability to critically think and problem solve. A Must have the ability to read, write and speak English.Preferred:Bachelor's degree preferredEqual Opportunity Dignity Health is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, please click here.Dignity Health will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractoras legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). External hires must pass a post offer, pre-employment background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with an arrest and/or conviction will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, ban the box laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by telephone at (415) 438-5575 and let us know the nature of your requestA. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).A Dignity Health participates in E-verify.

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