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Kaiser Permanente

Integrated healthcare provider and payer platform

Transitions of Care Liaison Nurse

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryPosted on Nov 13
Full-timeSpokane, WA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Minimum three years of recent registered nurse medical, surgical, or ambulatory clinical experience.
  • Minimum two years of registered nurse experience in ambulatory case management, care coordination, or disease management.
  • A bachelor's degree is required.
  • A Washington registered nurse license or compact registered nurse license is required at hire.
  • Basic Life Support certification is required at hire.
  • A Case Manager Certificate is required within 36 months of hire.
  • Effective independent nursing judgment and skills, including use of evidence-based clinical decision-making criteria.
  • Knowledge of chronic disease management, the nursing process, and collaborative care planning.
  • Demonstrated ability and experience collaborating effectively with care team members.

Responsibilities

  • Assess patients referred for case management to determine their physical, mental, financial, and psychosocial status, using standardized criteria to identify existing and potential needs.
  • Develop patient-centered case management plans based on assessments, including patient goals, objectives, outcomes, and time frames.
  • Evaluate designated caregivers' ability and availability to support patients.
  • Coordinate and implement interventions using evidence-based guidelines, recommend additional services to primary care providers, and conduct ongoing assessments of progress against goals.
  • Update needed services, maintain ongoing communication with patients, families, and the care team, advocate for patient care needs, and document patient responses to case management interventions.
  • Collaborate with health care professionals on care plans, implementation variances, and achieved or expected outcomes.
  • Monitor and evaluate patient responses to therapeutic interventions and analyze clinical information and outcome variances.
  • Recommend alternative care settings based on patient needs and appropriate utilization of health care resources.
  • Document interventions and interactions with patients or caregivers according to applicable policy and procedure.
  • Participate in measuring the effectiveness of the case management program.
  • Direct and guide care plans to support a seamless continuum of care, facilitating referrals to home health, long-term care, hospice, and other facilities or services as needed.
  • Participate, on a limited basis, in care conferences to solve problems for patients with complex care needs.
  • Collect data to evaluate care coordination's effects on quality outcomes, fiscal parameters, patient satisfaction, and systems improvement.
  • Use health plan requirements and patient benefits when making care management decisions.
  • Help patients understand and comply with their medical treatment plans, and support patient education and activation through referrals to chronic illness classes, group visits, or community resources.
  • Plan discharges and follow-up care for patients hospitalized at nearby network facilities and manage a caseload of patients in Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington medical centers on a rotating schedule.
  • Call recently discharged members to conduct medication reviews and assessments, follow them for up to 30 days with check-ins as needed, and help them transition home while reducing the risk of hospital readmission.
  • Collect and provide input to leadership regarding issues related to utilization, cost, quality, service, and patient care delivery.
  • Work with primary care teams, specialty care teams, and medical providers to establish collaborative plans of care that support treatment adherence, functional improvement, and patients' ability to self-manage.
  • Serve as a liaison across the internal care continuum and between the health plan and external contracted providers, facilities, and resources, and provide feedback on contracted service and quality.
  • Work on a rotating schedule that includes some weekends and holidays.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
  • At least two years of registered nurse experience in utilization review, ambulatory case management, care coordination, or disease management is preferred.

About the Company

Kaiser Permanente

Integrated healthcare provider and payer platform

Kaiser Permanente runs an integrated healthcare platform that lets members manage and pay medical, premium, and pharmacy bills online. It serves Medicare Advantage, Individual and Family, and non-employer plans, offering options to pay as a guest or set up payment plans. The platform works by presenting a centralized online portal where users can view bills, choose how to pay, and handle multiple types of charges in one place. Revenue comes from premiums and medical services fees, while the service aims to reduce administrative work for both providers and patients and encourage on-time payments. What sets Kaiser Permanente apart is its combination of healthcare services with a single billing experience across multiple plan types, focusing on a user-friendly, centralized payment process rather than handling billing through separate systems. Its goal is to provide a straightforward, reliable way for members to manage and pay their bills, improving convenience and payment timeliness.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$7.5M
Headquarters
Oakland, CA
Founded
1945

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