RN Case Manager Liaison Nurse- Inpatient Discharge Planning 0.6 FTE (Overlake) Bellevue WA [Urgent Search]
Company: Kaiser
Location: Bellevue
Posted on: June 25, 2025
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Job Description:
RN CASE MANAGER LIAISON NURSE - INPATIENT DISCHARGE PLANNING -
ONSITE: OVERLAKE - BELLEVUE SIGN-ON BONUS OF $5,000 APPLIES TO
ELIGIBLE EXTERNAL HIRES! VARIABLE MON-FRI - 8AM-4:30PM - EVERY
OTHER WEEKEND ROTATION - ALTERNATING HOLIDAYS BENEFITS ELIGIBLE
POSITION! Job Summary: The Care Manager will work in 2 settings on
a periodic rotating schedule, planning the discharges and follow up
care for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington patients
hospitalized at a nearby network facility and carrying a case load
of patients in one of the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of
Washington medical centers. Some weekends and holidays are
required, and scheduled days of the week are variable. Primary
responsibility is to focus on achievement of optimal patient health
care outcomes while ensuring appropriate utilization of health care
resources. Working closely with primary care teams, specialty care
teams and medical providers, the Liaison Nurse will establish a
collaborative plan of care to assure adherence to the medical plan,
improvement in functional status, and improved ability to
self-manage. Serves as the liaison across the internal KFHPW care
continuum and between KFHPW and all externally contracted
providers, facilities, and resources and provides feedback to the
organization regarding the service and quality of contracted
services. The Liaison Nurse collects data and provides input to
leadership regarding issues or concerns related to utilization,
cost, quality, service and care delivery to patients. Essential
Responsibilities: - Ensures patients referred to case management
meet established case management criteria. - Assess all patients
referred for case management to determine physical, mental,
financial, psychosocial status, utilizing comprehensive,
standardized criteria to identify existing and potential needs. -
Develop patient centered case management plan based on assessments
and including patient goals, objectives, and outcomes with specific
time frames (long/short term). - Evaluate ability and availability
of designated caregiver(s) to provide patient support. - Coordinate
and implement interventions using evidence-based guidelines. -
Recommend additional services to PCP as determined in the case
management plan. - Conduct ongoing assessment of progress against
original goals. - Continuously update needed services. - Maintain
ongoing communication with patient/family and care team. - Acts as
an advocate for patient care needs. - Documents all responses of
patient to case management interventions. - Collaborates with other
health care professionals regarding the plan of care, variances in
plan implementation, achieved outcomes or expected outcomes. -
Monitor and evaluate short- and long-term patient responses to
therapeutic interventions and analyze patterns of variance from
clinical information and outcomes. - Recommend alternative settings
for care based on health care needs and appropriate utilization of
health care resources. - Document interventions and interactions
with patients or caregivers according to KFHPW and Care Management
policy and procedure. - Participate in the measurement of the
effectiveness of the case management program. - Directs and guides
the plan of care to result in a seamless continuum of care. -
Facilitates as needed, referrals for home health care, long term
care, hospice, and other care facilities or services. -
Participation in care conferences to provide problem solving for
patients with complex care needs (limited basis). - Collects needed
data needed to evaluate the effects of care coordination on quality
outcomes, fiscal parameters, patient satisfaction and systems
improvement. - Understands and utilizes health plan requirements
and patient benefits in making care management decisions. - Assists
patient to understand and comply with their medical treatment plan.
- Supports patient education and activation through referral to
specific chronic illness classes, group visits or community
resources. Basic Qualifications: Experience - Minimum three (3)
years of recent RN medical/surgical/ambulatory clinical experience
required. Education - Bachelors degree or bachelors of science.
License, Certification, Registration - Registered Nurse License
(Washington) required at hire OR Compact License: Registered Nurse
required at hire - Case Manager Certificate within 24 months of
hire - Basic Life Support required at hire Additional Requirements:
- Effective, independent nursing judgment and skills, and use of
evidence based clinical decision making criteria. - Knowledge in
management of chronic disease process, nursing process and
collaborative care planning. - Demonstrated skill and experience in
effectively collaborating with care team members. Preferred
Qualifications: - Minimum two (2) years of RN experience in
utilization review, ambulatory case management, care coordination
or disease management. - Bachelors of science in nursing.
PrimaryLocation : Washington,Bellevue,Overlake Hospital Medical
Center HoursPerWeek : 24 Shift : Day Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu,
Fri, Sat, Sun WorkingHoursStart : 08:00 AM WorkingHoursEnd : 04:30
PM Job Schedule : Part-time Job Type : Standard Employee Status :
Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation : J01|SEIU|SEIU Local 1199
RN/ANRP Job Level : Individual Contributor Job Category : Nursing
Licensed & Nurse Practitioners Department : Renton Admin Baker -
UR-Discharge Planning - 1130 Travel : No Kaiser Permanente is an
equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and
inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment
without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin,
disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic
or status.
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