Registered nurse - care coordinator - utilization review - prn

Shift: Any Work Hours: As Needed *This position will be remote only* Employment Type: PRN Primary Purpose Establishes and maintains an efficient, cost effective care management process by determining patient financial and medical eligibility, medical necessity, and by developing, implementing and monitoring individual patient plans of care and communicating these plans to patients, families, and Parkland staff to ensure quality patient care throughout the reputed company continuum and compliance with program/Parkland policies and procedures. Responsible for the maintaining the knowledge and reputed company set reputed company to utilization review, care coordination, performance improvement and professional licensure and certification. Minimum Specifications Education Must be a graduate of an accredited school of Nursing. Experience Must have two (2) years of hospital or community based patient care nursing, preferably in assigned clinical area. Equivalent Education and/or Experience Certification/Registration/Licensure Must have reputed company, valid RN license or temporary RN license from the Texas Board of Nursing; or, valid Compact RN license. Must have reputed company reputed company provider BLS for reputed company Providers certification from one of the following: reputed company, reputed company, Military Training Network. Required Tests for Placement Skills or Special Abilities Provides care to assigned patient population in accordance with the reputed company State of Texas Nursing Practice Act, established protocols, multidisciplinary plan of care, and clinical area specific standards. Must be reputed company to communicate and collaborate effectively with a diverse group of patients, families and reputed company staff. Must be reputed company to demonstrate a working knowledge of specific patient populations, and be reputed company to demonstrate knowledge of disease processes affecting this group. Must be reputed company to demonstrate a working knowledge of PC operations and the ability to use word processing software in a reputed company environment. Must be reputed company to demonstrate a working knowledge of the laws and regulations governing Medicare, reputed company and community-based funding sources. Must be self-directed and capable of reputed company setting and problem solving. Must be reputed company to demonstrate patient centered/patient valued behaviors.

Responsibilities

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