RN Renal Care Manager (FT, Days)
- Employer
- Kaiser Permanente
- Location
- Clackamas, Oregon
- Posted
- Jan 11, 2025
- Closes
- Mar 16, 2025
- Ref
- 75833097216
- Sector
- RN (Registered Nurse)
- Specialty
- Nurse
Job Summary:
This position will have responsibility for the design and development of systems, processes, and communications to support the mission of Nephrology. To plan, direct, and oversee clinical service delivery in individual designated programs, to assure high quality, sustainable nephrology clinical outcomes. Provide high quality health care to Kaiser Permanente members in a cost-effective manner and in accordance with accepted professional practice standards.
Essential Responsibilities:
This position will have responsibility for the design and development of systems, processes, and communications to support the mission of Nephrology. To plan, direct, and oversee clinical service delivery in individual designated programs, to assure high quality, sustainable nephrology clinical outcomes. Provide high quality health care to Kaiser Permanente members in a cost-effective manner and in accordance with accepted professional practice standards.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Maintains quality of care in individual programs by developing, managing and reporting quality initiatives, designation of quality measurements and regulatory reporting of quality outcomes.
- Serves as a liaison between patients, physicians, regulatory bodies, vendors, and support departments (e.g.: DME, pharmacy, laboratory, quality management, utilization review, member relations).
- Serves as primary representative of the renal program in the Northwest Region in partnership with assigned nephrologist.
- Research the Nephrology healthcare environment for innovative concepts and best practices, assimilate and comprehend the evidence, and develop practical applications for the program.
- Responsible for planning and implementation of program activities. Takes independent action and accountability for achieving successful results.
- Assess and manage patient response to renal medications, treatments, and interventions associated with the individual renal plan in collaboration with the nephrologist.
- Follow prescribed protocols. Provide ongoing education to patients associated with the individual renal plan.
- Document all relevant data including physician orders, lab results, vital signs, treatment parameters, patient status, with emphasis on lap slips, referrals, authorizations, and any treatment data related to the individual renal program and enter into the appropriate medical information system.
- Rotate coverage with other licensed staff to ensure reliable and adequate coverage.
- Collaborate with community partners, (dialysis and transplant centers, vascular access partners) and attend meetings as required
- Perform other related duties as directed.