Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Description:

Position Purpose:

Works to ensure the timely and seamless clinical transition of patients through medically appropriate levels of care. Uses skilled interventions and evidence based practice knowledge to collaborate (patient, physician and multidisciplinary treatment team) and achieve quality outcomes, paces care and negotiates appropriate reimbursement. The role integrates and coordinates utilization management, care facilitation and discharge planning functions. The role is heavily involved in denials for medical necessity and denials requiring concurrent review.

What you will Do:

• Works collaboratively and maintains active communication through interdisciplinary rounds with physicians, nursing and other members of the multidisciplinary team to effect timely, appropriate patient management.

• Serves as the primary information resource for case management staff, payors, physicians, other healthcare team members and customers (skill areas include: regulatory requirements, pathway development/implementation, ethics/healthcare law, clinical skill, advanced conflict resolution, etc.)

• Facilitates learning experiences of healthcare team members, conducts in-services, and /or serves as a resource for pathways. Participates in teaching CM Modules.

Hours/Schedule:

PRN; as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education Current and valid license to practice as Registered Nurses in Iowa, BSN or approved BA is required. Master’s Degree in Nursing or other approved course of study preferred. Case Management certification is required or willing to obtain within a year.

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• MercyOne Nurses Rock Scholarship - loan repayment for ADN or BSN

• Education Assistance offered

• Effective Day 1 Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more) for positions 16 hours per week or greater

• Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials

• Generous paid time off program

• Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1

Ministry/Facility Information:

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center provides expert health care to 15 counties.

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (https://www.mercyone.org/northiowa/find-a-location/location-results) is a 342 bed, regional referral teaching hospital in Mason City, Iowa. MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center (https://www.mercyone.org/location/mercyone-new-hampton-medical-center-1) is an 11 bed, rural access hospital in New Hampton, Iowa. Our service area spans 15 counties across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. We serve a population over 260,000.

With more than 3,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is the largest employer in the region.

MercyOne Medical Group – North Iowa is part of Iowa’s largest multispecialty clinic systems. In north Iowa, our clinics are made up of more than 25 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran