PRN Integrated Case Manager

Company: The University of Kansas Hospital
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: May 17, 2022

Job Description:

locationsKansas City, KStime typePart timeposted onPosted 30+ Days Agojob requisition idR-9061Position TitlePRN Integrated Case ManagerSudlerCOVID-19 and flu vaccines are required for all health system employees. Learn more.Position Summary / Career Interest:As an Integrated Nurse Case Manager at the region's best hospital*, you will put your clinical skills and knowledge to use in a whole new and meaningful way. Join our team of respected nurses and social workers who profoundly impact patients across the entire continuum of care. If you are compassionate, organized, collaborative, and enthusiastic, this position will provide you an opportunity to fully develop your interests and talents. You will play essential roles both within our dynamic department and within smaller, interdisciplinary, patient-focused teams that serve some of the most complex patients in the region. Weekday and weekend day shifts available.* #1 Hospital in Kansas and Kansas City Metro, US News & World Report* One of America's Best Employers, Forbes, 2022 and one of only 35 healthcare providers nationwide named to the list of best large employers* Magnet-recognized since 2006Responsibilities:

• Collects and assesses initial and on-going data about the health status of the patient.
• Initiates and/or revises an individualized plan of care that includes immediate and long-term outcomes for the patient/family and reflects the plan of the entire health care team.
• Carries out interventions safely and in compliance with policy to facilitate achievement of expected outcomes.
• Evaluates patient response to intervention/therapy based upon expected outcomes.
• Provides patient education by explaining procedures, medications and giving instructions at a level the patient can understand; addresses patient's questions and concerns; verifies patient informed consent when indicated.
• Provides patient, family and staff education regarding wound management, prevention of pressure ulcers, support surfaces, dressing selections and other therapies.
• Documents and communicates all required components of patient care.
• Coordinates treatment to provide comprehensive wound assessments and plan of care including goals, implementation of treatment, evaluation and outcomes for patients throughout the organization.JOB REQUIREMENTSRequired:
  • Registered Nurse in State of Kansas required
  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required
  • Minimum two (2) years clinical experience in health care setting preferred
  • Minimum two (2) years clinical experience required
  • Ability to proficiently read and document in electronic medical record required.
  • Basic typing and word processing ability required.
  • High degree of cognitive skill - strong attention to detail requiredTime Type:Part timeJob Requisition ID:R-9061We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.Need help finding the right job?We can recommend jobs specifically for you! Create a custom Job Alert by selecting criteria that suit your career interests. - - - - - -
    The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) announced today that The University of Kansas Health System's Kansas City Division has received Magnet designation for the fourth consecutive time since 2006.Magnet recognition is the gold standard for nursing excellence and moves the Kansas City Division into an elite group of healthcare organizations.According to the ANCC:- 570 hospitals (9%) out of 6,090 nationwide are Magnet-designated facilities.- Less than 2% of U.S. hospitals (140) have earned designation four times or more.
    
    Take your place among the best in health care as part of our elite team at The University of Kansas Hospital, the region's premier academic medical center. We invite you to join us as we lead the way, setting new standards for advanced and compassionate patient care.
    No one in the region offers employees more than The University of Kansas Hospital. In addition to a strong compensation package, we provide medical insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid time off and a retirement plan with many investment options. You receive all of this, plus the satisfaction that comes from working for the region's premier academic medical center. Our employees are highly respected throughout the health care industry.
    Our hospital has earned the American Nurses Association's 2010 Award for Outstanding Nursing Quality for academic medical centers. We're the No. 1 hospital out of 1,700 academic medical centers nationwide in this category. The award is based on the nursing performance measures collected and reported to ANA's National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators, the only nationwide database of its kind.
    The University of Kansas Hospital is the first hospital in Kansas to attain the highly coveted Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Our Department of Nursing began working toward this goal in 2002 and received the designation on December 20, 2006. Less than four percent of all hospitals nationwide have earned this distinction since the ANCC developed the Magnet Recognition Program in 1990.

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