Acute Care, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Analysis Skills, Basic Life Support (BLS), Cancer, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU), Case Management, Certified Case Manager (CCM), Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), Chemotherapy, Communication Skills, Consulting, Critical Care, Dialysis, Emergency Care, Endoscopy, Establish Priorities, Graphics Software, Healthcare, Inflammatory Diseases, Leadership, Medical Treatment, Medicine, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Nephrology, Nursing, Nursing Credentials, Oncology, Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN), Organ Transplant, Outpatient Care, Patient Care, Patient Education, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Presentation/Verbal Skills, Registered Nurse (RN), Reimbursement, Systems Administration/Management, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Training/Teaching Materials, Transplantation Nursing, Trauma-Neuro Intensive Care (TNCC), Treatment Plan, Tuition Fees, Writing Skills
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Shift:
First Shift (United States of America)
Case Management RN - Colon & Rectal Surgery
Job Description Summary:
A Case Management RN in Colon & Rectal Surgery works directly with the surgeons and APPs to provide both pre- and post-surgery nursing support to include patient and family education, coordination of multiple patient care activities including scans, labs, and OR/Endoscopy case arrangement and scheduling, ongoing management of longitudinal patients in cancer and inflammatory bowel disease areas, and manages all patient messages and phone calls in regards to patient's plan of care. The Case Management RN will provide coverage throughout our three clinic locations - Lauritzen Outpatient Center Surgery Clinic, Buffett Cancer Center Clinic, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic in Lied Transplant Center.
This position will cover our Colon & Rectal specialty. They will be a part of a larger case management nurse team and will at times be assigned to provide coverage as well to the General Surgery and Acute Care specialties.
Shift Details:
Full Time | 1.0 FTE | 40 Scheduled Weekly Hours
Monday - Friday | 8AM - 430PM
Once fully oriented - Work From Home is an option when there is no clinic
Why Work at Nebraska Medicine?
- Together. Extraordinary. Join a team that values your skills, delivering exceptional care through collaboration.
- Leading Health Network: Work with the region's top academic health network, partnering with UNMC to transform lives through education, research, and patient care.
- Dignity and Respect: We value all backgrounds and experiences, reflecting the communities we serve.
- Educational Support: Enjoy up to $5,000/year in tuition assistance, a 35% discount at Clarkson College, and career advancement opportunities with covered educational costs.
Be part of something extraordinary at Nebraska Medicine!
Manage a system of patient care delivery for a designated group of patients to achieve high quality, cost effective outcomes across the continuum of health care.
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of three years nursing experience required.
- Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) required.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills required.
- Ability to prioritize and make independent clinical judgments required.
- Experience with basic patient care equipment, policy procedure and protocol manuals required.
- Ability to work collaboratively and cooperatively with an interdisciplinary team required.
- Effective critical thinking/analytical skills required.
- Ability to effectively evaluate care across the continuum required.
- Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Nebraska or current compact state license required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required, must be from an American Heart Association (AHA) endorsed program (effective for new hires starting January 1, 2023 or later).
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) department dependent required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior nursing experience in related field preferred.
- Based on position, prior experience in one or more of the following areas including
oncology, cardiovascular care, neonatal intensive care, nephrology, solid organ transplantation, general medical/surgical care, emergency care, critical care, med spa, dialysis, interpretation, and explanation of physical/laboratory/screening results preferred.
- Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree preferred.
- Based on position, successful completion of nephrology nurse education program
preferred.
- Knowledge of health care financial environment and reimbursement systems preferred.
- Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel preferred.
- Experience with graphic software preferred.
- Experience with patient teaching materials preferred.
- Understanding of related patient registries and data bases preferred.
- Experience leading/supervising a team preferred.
- Based on position, certification preferred in one or more of the following areas including Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) , Blood and Marrow Transplant Certified Nurse, Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Oncology Nursing Certification (OCN), Oncology Nursing Society Chemotherapy and Biotherapy, transplant coordination, and/or Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) preferred.
Nebraska Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and protected veterans' status.