Spectrum Health

RN Inpatient Care Manager Dialysis Navigator

Grand Rapids, MI Full time

Scope of work:

Serves as a patient and family advocate by being the point of contact as the patient/family prepare for transition to an outpatient dialysis clinic as well as arrive at next level of care.  Assists with the medication reconciliation process by assessing the discharge medication plan for accuracy, completion and duplication. Ensures that the transition care plan is appropriate (meets all needs), comprehensive (all inclusive) and coordinated (communication) between levels of care and nephrology office.

This role will work in collaboration with the greater Care Management Team and will be implemented for patients need dialysis only.  Dialysis patients followed are defined as those needing new outpatient hemodialysis placement or return referral for outpatient hemodialysis.  Assist with those patients possessing significant social determinants, behavioral, psychosocial and/or clinical variables which contribute to increase risk of safety, quality of care and avoidable, unnecessary readmissions.  The role of the dialysis nurse care manager spans from during the patient’s inpatient stay to 3-5 days post discharge.

  • Assisting with Emergency Admissions back to Outpatient Hemodialysis
  • Ensure inpatients avoid Dialysis on day of discharge. 
  • Impact on LOS and Readmission Rates
  • Patient Education regarding dialysis
  • Working with the other nurse care management counterparts to coordinate care and remove barriers.
  • Services covers all patients who need dialysis when they leave the hospital.
  • Assesses and intervenes at the bedside with patients needing dialysis after admission.
  • Manage complete case management for identified New HD start patients.
  • Cross-campus support at the Medical Center and Blodgett Hospitals in Grand Rapids, MI.

Qualifications
  • Required Bachelor's Degree or equivalent nursing or a healthcare related field (all departments except Spectrum Health Ludington)
    BSN must be obtained within 7 years for those who start in this RN role on or after January 1, 2017 (Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital)
  • 5 years of relevant experience clinical nursing and or case management/managed care or related field Required
  • Registered Nurse (RN) - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association Ambulatory Care Management Upon Hire required Or
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross Ambulatory Care Management Upon Hire required
  • Case Manager, Certified (CCM) - CCMC Commission for Case Manager Certification Upon Hire preferred

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    Primary Location

    SITE - Butterworth Hospital - 100 Michigan St - Grand Rapids

    Department Name

    Care Management - Butterworth

    Employment Type

    Full time

    Shift

    Day (United States of America)

    Weekly Scheduled Hours

    40

    Hours of Work

    8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

    Days Worked

    Monday to Friday

    Weekend Frequency

    N/A

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