Registered Nurse - Care Manager

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our RN Care Manager, you will strategically coordinate the care of hospitalized patients, optimizing resource utilization and meticulously planning for safe and timely discharges that meet individual patient needs, all while upholding the highest standards of professional nursing. Every day you will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team, including social workers, providers, utilization review specialists, and ancillary departments. Through this collaboration, and the expert application of care guidelines, you will actively ensure patient progression along established clinical pathways. A critical aspect of your role involves creating a seamless and safe transition for patients into appropriate post-acute settings. To be successful in this role you will posses exceptional clinical assessment skills, possess a deep understanding of care coordination and discharge planning, and exhibit strong communication, negotiation, and critical thinking abilities to navigate complex patient needs and healthcare systems efficiently.

Job Requirements

Required

• Current Washington state licensure as an RN.
• BLS from AHA upon hire.
• Bachelors of Science of Nursing
• Strong patient assessment skills, ability to work collaboratively in team setting, current working knowledge of electronic medical records.

Preferred/Desired

• Experience managing complex patients or patients with chronic disease in an ambulatory setting.

Where You’ll Work

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award winning health systems in Washington state - CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers. At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health you will find the safest and highest quality of care provided by our expert, compassionate medical care team at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites throughout the greater Puget Sound region. Virginia Mason has transformed health care through our innovations in patient safety and our ability to provide patients in our community with easier access to our high-quality care. As a member of our team you will help further our commitment to continuous improvement using the Virginia Mason Production System. Joining Virginia Mason is an exceptional opportunity to partner with an organization recognized as the benchmark for health care. Join us and find out how many ways Virginia Mason offers you the chance to facilitate real change in the delivery of care and to focus on what really matters - your patients.