Ambulatory RN Care Manager - Lake Meridian Clinic

You Belong Here. At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve. FTE : 1.0, Shift : Day, Schedule : Monday - Friday - 8 hour shifts Position Summary As an Ambulatory RN Care Manager you'll be responsible for exemplary cross-continuum care coordination, orchestrating care across the health care system and identifying opportunities to improve patient care, services and overall population health. You'll employ the nursing process in the delivery of patient-centered nursing care and work collaboratively with multiple disciplines and resources facilitating wellness, and transitions of care for patients in the ambulatory environment. This role offers you a great opportunity to apply your motivation, organization, substantial clinical competency, self-direction, interpretation of information and judgement skills and abilities to achieve the organization's goal of providing safe, reliable, and effective heath care excellence, patient-centered care and community engagement. It's an exciting time to be a nurse at MultiCare. We are on a journey to become a best-in-class nursing organization. Together, we are creating an environment where nurses are owners in the clinical decision- making process, are well connected, have open communication with their colleagues, feel supported to develop professionally, and understand the future of nursing at MultiCare. Responsibilities

• You will ensure the patient and family experiences seamless and safe transitions of care and engage with them as an integral and essential component of the care delivery process
• You will advocate for patients and families, ensuring sensitivity to cultural and ethnic practices and beliefs
• You will provide patient-centered education of disease processes and wellness opportunities
• You will assist patients and families toward self-management of care including goal setting for management of chronic disease, improving medication adherence, creating a plan for behavioral change and coordinating community resources via nurse visit, telephone management, or other contacts, as needed
• You will collaborate with leadership and the care team to identify opportunities, and develop a plan of action to promote appropriate utilization of resources across the continuum
• You will serve as resource for staff, colleagues, physicians and advanced practice providers to positively impact CMS core measures and National Patient Safety Goals. Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing, or obtained within five (5) years from the initial date of hire; RN with 15+ years of service or internal candidates hired before January 1, 2021 may be considered in satisfaction of this requirement in lieu of an education agreement
• Current Registered Nurse licenses in Washington State or Multistate license endorsement (MLS)
• Master's degree in nursing preferred
• Certification as Certified Case Manager (CCMC), Accredited Case Manager (ACMA), Care Coordination and Transition Management (AAACN), Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN), or similar required or obtained within 3 years of hire (Employees hired prior to 8 / 1 / 2023 will have this requirement waived)
• Three (3) years of recent clinical hospital / ambulatory experience
• Knowledge of care continuum (inpatient, ambulatory, post-acute, etc.) preferred Our Values As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other. Why MultiCare?
• Belonging : We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees
• Mission-driven : We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
• Market leadership : Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Employee-centric : Named Forbes "America's Best Employers by State" for several years running
• Technology : "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
• Leading research : MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
• Lifestyle : Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn Pay and Benefit Expectations We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $112,674.00 - $183,810.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to : skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and / or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant's years of experience align. Associated benefit information can be viewed here .