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Nurse Case Manager
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When effectively performed, nurse case manager job duties and responsibilities help patients who have multiple health conditions, difficult-to-control chronic conditions, disabilities or other challenges get the care they need. Patients assigned to nurse case managers may have better health outcomes due to the individualized attention. Other staff at your facility, institution or agency can use the plans and information that they provide to work more efficiently. In addition, a nurse case manager can cut down on the risk of medical errors by reviewing prescribed medications and test results. Overall, a nurse case manager can improve the quality of care your facility, institution or agency provides and lower its exposure to risk.
The primary goal of a nurse case manager is to ensure that every patient in their care receives exceptional care for your facility, agency or company.
A Nurse Case Manager should be able to fulfill various duties and responsibilities. The following are some duties and responsibilities a Nurse Case Manager should be able to execute:
- Assessing new patients by gathering information, reviewing diagnoses and analyzing medical test results
- Developing complete plans of care to address the needs of patients
- Educating patients about their care plan and health care options and helping them make key decisions
- Scheduling appointments for doctors’ visits, therapies and other medical services
- Revising care plans based on patients’ progress and input from physicians and other medical providers
- Updating patient medical records after each contact
A competitive Nurse Case Manager will have certain skills and qualifications, including:
- Extensive knowledge of medicine and anatomy
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients and medical providers
- Interpersonal skills to work with people of a broad range of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds
- Multitasking skills to provide care for multiple patients
- Analytical skills to review documented medical information and use it to inform care plans
- Problem-solving skills to identify shortcomings of care plans and revise them accordingly
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