Care Manager

Mission

Our Mission is to train outstanding broad spectrum family medicine physicians while serving vulnerable populations of Idaho with high quality, affordable care, provided in a collaborative work environment.

As one of the first 11 Teaching Health Centers in the US, our broad spectrum capabilities combined with our people centered approach to care allow us to help people live their best lives.

Values

Integrity – Doing the right thing even when no one is watching.

Compassion – Affording empathy, dignity and kindness to others.

Accountability – Standing beside our mistakes as well as our achievements.

Respect – Honoring others for their diversity, perspectives, skills and abilities.

Excellence – Performing with competence, courtesy and professionalism.

Purpose

The Care Manager (CM) is an important team member supporting the Nursing department, which is essential for achieving the dual mission of FMRI. The CM shall be accountable for 1) aid FMRI’s patient population navigate the transition from the inpatient service to treatment at an FMHC outpatient facility or another source of care. 2) The CM shall be responsible for tasks in the arenas of both Transitions of Care and Care Management.

The CM works closely with physicians and midlevel providers, scheduling staff, medical records staff, Community Health Workers, as well as team members from the Pharmacy and Business Office departments.

Benefit Information

FMRI offers an extensive benefits package to include:

• Multiple health and dental plans – some as low as $0/pay period!
• No cost to employee life insurance, long term disability, employee assistance program, and financial advisors
• Optional coverages:
  • Vision
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term disability
  • Identity theft protection
  • Critical illness coverage
  • Accident coverage
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • FSA Dependent Care
  • Health Savings Account (with employer contribution if eligible)
  • Pet insurance
• 6.5 paid holidays annually and PTO starting at 17 days per year
• FMRI has a 403(b)-retirement match and discretionary profit-share (pre-tax or Roth)

In addition to our great benefits, FMRI Clinics operate Monday – Friday during business hours with select clinics open for a weekly evening clinic until 8:00 pm and Saturday morning rotations.

Education:

• A.D.N. or B.S.N. from accredited College of Nursing.

Experience:

• Minimum of two years clinical practice; previous population health, care management or transitions of care experience preferred.

Other:

• Our organization is a tobacco-free workplace; qualified applicants must complete a tobacco / nicotine free attestation prior to employment.
• We require immunizations for all staff to include COVID-19 vaccine and an annual influenza vaccine as a requisite for employment. Newly hired staff must be fully vaccinated before joining our organization. Newly hired staff who are not able to be vaccinated due to medical reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs must apply for vaccination exemption prior to employment.

Licensure / Certification:

• Valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Idaho, current BCLS certification, and Certified Case Manager certification preferred.

Credentialing:

• Meets established Credentials Committee requirement for Registered Nurse scope of practice including fully credentialed, licensed and privileged as well as the ability to pass a background check.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to interact professionally and courteously with varied members of the medical community as well as members of the general public.
• Must have strong customer service and interpersonal skills, possess the ability to collaborate with other health care providers in the provision of patient care, be able to delegate to other team members as required, and have the ability to multitask in a busy environment.
• The ability to function in stressful and emergency situations is absolutely essential, as is compliance with the American Nurses' Association Code of Ethics for Professional Nurses.
• Basic computer competency skills.
• Personal time management skills.
• Strong attention to detail.