What is a Nurse Case Manager Nurse?

Are you an organized and self-motivated RN who is great at working with a variety of cross-functional contacts and many different types of patients? If this sounds like you, the role of a case manager in nursing could be a great career opportunity for you. 

According to the American Case Management Association (ACMA), case management is described in hospital and health care systems to be “a collaborative practice model including patients, nurses, social workers, physicians, other practitioners, caregivers and the community. The case management process encompasses communication and facilitates care along a continuum through effective resource coordination. The goals of case management include the achievement of optimal health, access to care and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patient’s right to self-determination.”

A Day in the Life of a Nurse Case Manager 

What does a case manager nurse do? When it comes to multidimensional and complex specialties in nursing, a nurse case manager is probably toward the top of the list. That’s because a registered nurse case manager will have both administrative and clinical tasks.  A nurse case manager plays a key role during the recovery period. 

The most common nurse case manager job descriptions will include the following nurse case manager responsibilities: 

• Education
• Care coordination
• Compliance
• Transition management
• Utilization management.

Many nurse case managers who work in outpatient settings also focus on prevention and wellness efforts. 

Although most of your work will be done independently on a day-to-day basis, there is still a significant level of interaction with the healthcare team --which will include doctors, therapists, other nurses and many more healthcare professionals that work together to keep the health of the patient as the top priority.  

Why Travel as a Case Manager Nurse

As we noted above, a registered nurse case manager can earn a very healthy salary in a standard permanent staff position. But are you ready to elevate your earning potential? Then take some time to think about a career as a travel nurse case manager. Travelnursing.com explains all of the benefits of travel nursing and even mentions that travel nurses can earn 15 percent more than staff positions! If that isn’t a great reason to start as a travel nurse case manager, then we don’t know what is.

Consider just a few of these benefits of becoming a case manager travel nurse:

• Competitive pay for Nurse Case Managers
• Free, quality, private housing
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) and Flex Spending

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