Rural Registered Nurse Case Manager

We are seeking a skilled Registered Nurse to join our team as a Case Manager in a rural setting. As a key member of our healthcare team, you will be responsible for coordinating patient care, promoting quality and cost-effective health outcomes, and working collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams.

• Manage patient care plans, ensuring timely and effective delivery of services.
• Collaborate with medical providers and interdisciplinary teams to establish individualized medical goals.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary care conferences for high-risk patients.
• Manage panel acute and chronic care needs, reviewing EHR reminders and triggers, and providing outreach and education to patients.
• Participate in case management reviews, working with multi-disciplinary teams to address patient needs.
• Advocate for patients and families, fostering independence, self-care, and growth.
• Use problem-solving and anticipatory skills to meet patient and provider needs.
• Facilitate coordination of patient referrals, tracking progress and outcomes, and providing status reports to providers.
• Perform staff nursing duties, including assessment, documentation, education, and administering medications and therapies.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Current full, unrestricted Registered Nursing license in Alaska or other U.S. state required.
• Direct Hire must have applied for an Alaska nursing license before start date.
• Agency staff must have an active Alaska license.
• Basic Life Support certification preferred.
• National Case Management certification preferred.
• At least 1 year of general nursing experience, with at least 6 months' employment as a clinical nurse at a SEARHC outpatient clinic, or at least 2 years of general nursing experience with a minimum of 1 year in an ambulatory setting or 1 year case management experience.

• SEARHC services and those of other tribal health organizations in Alaska.
• The nursing process and ability to apply this knowledge in the working environment.
• Customer service principles.
• Safety and infection control principles.

This position requires the ability to work in a fast-paced clinical setting, multitask, and work independently. The successful candidate will be able to maintain compliance with annual competencies, problem-solve, and use conflict resolution skills to develop and maintain good working relations with other staff and departments.