Public Health Registered Nurse Case Manager - Sign-on-Bonus!

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $95,000 - $105,000

We're currently undergoing exciting new expansions, including a $35 million campaign to construct a modern community health center and a partnership with the County of San Diego's Refugee Health Assessment Program to address the health concerns of newly arrived refugees.

These upcoming developments have created new job opportunities at our organization, and we need your expertise to shape the future of community health.

Future SDAIHC - San Diego American Indian Health Center

Summary : The Public Health Case Manager functions as an integral member of the medical and behavioral health departments with the aim of improving self-management and clinical outcomes for patients of San Diego American Indian Health Center.

The PH RN Case Manager will plan, organize, and coordinate care, targeting individuals at the highest risk and ensuring integrated flow of services.

The Case Manager will be responsible for panel and case (individual) management of patients and will work in close proximity with the primary care and behavioral health teams to achieve the desired outcomes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Support of the mission of the Indian Health Service 4-in-1 grant : support health promotion and disease prevention programming, immunization services, substance abuse related services, and behavioral health services.

Aim is to specifically link these services to the larger infrastructure of the health center to address specific service gaps that may exist.

Participate in patient outreach strategy designed to increase the utilization of the health center’s medical services among urban American Indian / Alaskan Natives, resulting in an increase of unduplicated eligible beneficiaries receiving primary care and / or preventive services.

Work in collaboration with Medical Team to assess mid-year GPRA results each year to identify underperforming clinical performance measures that may be improved through implementation of evidence-based strategies to achieve the IHS national targets by the end of the GPRA reporting period (9 / 30).

Utilization of electronic health record (eClinical Works eCW ) to collect and manage data for the patient registries.

Education and / or Experience : Public Health Nursing Degree AND Bachelor’s degree in nursing from a four year college or university (RN).

Ability to view the patient as a whole person within the context of their family and community.

Behavioral counseling experience.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Computer and analytic skills to run reports and review data.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge of utilization management, quality improvement and cost management

The SDAIHC client experience includes using AIDET to develop a strong connection with our patients / clients.

Acknowledge : Greet the patient / client by name. Make eye contact, smile, and acknowledge family or friends in the room.

Introduce : Introduce yourself with your name, skill set, professional certification, and experience. Managing yourself and your colleagues up instill confidence that our patients / clients are in the best place to receive care.

Preference is given to qualified American Indian / Alaskan Natives in accordance with the American Indian Preference Act (Title 25, U.

S. Code Section 472, 473 and 473a). In other than the above, the San Diego American Indian Health Center, is an equal opportunity employer.

San Diego American Indian Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability or any other protected class, political affiliation, or belief.