Registered Nurse Care Manager
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Overview<br><br><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Rubik, serif; color: black;"><img src="https://somatus.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=13813&hashed=-1116008223" alt="Join The Team 2 (1)"></span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">As the largest and leading value-based kidney care company, Somatus is empowering patients across the country living with chronic kidney disease to experience more days out of the hospital and healthier at home. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">It takes a village of passionate and tenacious innovators to revolutionize an industry and support individuals living with a chronic disease to fulfill our purpose of creating More Lives, Better Lived. Does this sound like you?</span></p><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Showing Up Somatus Strong</span></p><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">We foster an inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration and innovation at every level. Our values bring our mission to life and serve as the DNA for every decision we make:</span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Authenticity: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We believe in real dialogue. In any interaction, with patients, partners, vendors, or our teammates, we are true to who we are, say what we mean, and mean what we say.</span></li><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Collaboration: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We appreciate what every person at Somatus brings to the table and believe that together we can do and achieve more.</span></li><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Empowerment: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We make sure every voice gets heard and all ideas are considered, especially when it comes to our patients’ lives or our partners’ best interests.</span></li><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Innovation: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We relentlessly look for ways to improve upon the status quo to continuously deliver new solutions. </span></li><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Tenacity: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We see challenges as opportunities for growth and improvement — especially when new solutions will make a difference for our patients and partners.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Showing Up for You</span></p><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">We offer more than 25 Health, Growth, and Wealth Work Perks to help teammates learn, grow, and be the best version of themselves, including:</span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;">Subsidized, personal healthcare coverage (medical, dental vision)</span></li><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;">Accrual of 3 weeks’ Vacation (PTO)</span></li><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;">Professional Development, CEU, and Tuition Reimbursement</span></li><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;">Curated Wellness Benefits supporting teammates physical and mental well-being</span></li><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;">Community engagement opportunities</span></li><li style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: white;">And more!</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The RN Care Manager is a critical member of the care team consisting of nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, social workers, community health workers, and physicians. This position will be working closely with complex renal patients in their home, dialysis center, by phone and electronically as needed. The primary focus will be to improve patient outcomes by helping patients get permanent access, promoting home dialysis modalities & kidney transplantation, educating patients on self-management, addressing risks associated with comorbid conditions, and coordinating their care.</span></p> <br>Responsibilities<br><br><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conduct comprehensive assessments that include the medical, behavioral, pharmaceutical, and social needs of the patient, identify gaps in care and barriers to good health; The RN Care Manager is expected to conduct approximately 12 assessments per week and manage a panel of about 150 assessed patients. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Based on this assessment, and in conjunction with the patient, patient’s nephrologist & PCP, and other members of the care team, create and implement a care plan that will address identified needs, remove barriers to care, and improve the health of the patient; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Coordinate care by serving as the advocate and resource for the patient, their family, and their provider(s); </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Facilitate care across the continuum of care, spanning settings such as the home, hospital, skilled nursing facility, and acute care facility; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Manage patients during periods of transitions of care to facilitate effective transitions and minimize avoidable readmissions; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Assess the patient’s knowledge of their renal condition and provide education and self-management support; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Provide ongoing reassessment and follow-up to improve patient outcomes. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Provide clinical oversight to non-licensed support team of community health workers and health coaches and licensed support team of social workers and renal dietitians, and delegate tasks as appropriate.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Measures of Success</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Provider Relationships</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dialysis Interventions monitoring and coordination </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Medical Management</span></li></ul> <br>Qualifications<br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Required</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1+ years of nursing experience in case management or care management, preferably coordinating care across multiple settings.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2+ years healthcare related experience.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Current, unrestricted compact Registered Nurse license</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Requires all teammates to maintain current, valid BLS certification ONLY from a licensed AHA or American Red Cross training facility or provider.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Core values consistent with a patient-centered approach to care</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Proactively acts as a patient advocate and responds with resolve.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Knowledge and experience to empower patients in self-management and shared decision making</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Enjoys working collaboratively with team members.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Effective written and verbal communication skills demonstrating respect and cultural awareness during interactions with clients.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong analytical and critical thinking skills. Strong community engagement and facilitation skills</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ability to travel throughout the assigned region and comfort with conducting home visits depending on the assigned market needs.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Preferred</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor’s degree in nursing</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrates empathy, enthusiasm, a great sense of humor, and a strong work ethic.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience working with vulnerable patient population (ESRD, geriatrics, minorities, low income, uninsured, etc.)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ability to establish rapport with patient and family by inquiring and listening.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Familiar with electronic medical records</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Community Outreach experience preferred.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Competence using MS Office products and telecom devices.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.</span></em> </span></p> <br>Other Duties<br><br>Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Our priority is the health and safety of our members, colleagues, partners, and community. Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination is required for employment. If you are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons or sincerely-held religious beliefs, we will consider requests for reasonable accommodations consistent with our policy, and where we are able to provide such accommodations without undue hardship to the company pursuant to applicable law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 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