Nurse Case Manager

Successful candidates for this position will assist in ensuring that Washington and Idaho employees receive prompt appropriate medical care for on the job injuries, timely scheduling of diagnostic tests, and achieve appropriate outcomes.

 

You will have ongoing interaction with the injured worker to explain and monitor medical treatment; communicate with medical providers to monitor recovery progress and to inform providers of return-to-work policies for employer. 

 

You will use your excellent verbal and written skills to provide clinical assessments to injury compensation specialists and communicate with supervisors to ensure a safe return to limited and/or full duty at the earliest possible time.  You will assist in the identification of transitional duties to speed return to work.

 

You will review Injury Compensation files and follow-up with employees who have been returned to modified positions, request medical updates, and at strategic points to adjust assignment duties to safely return the employee to maximum work capacity.

 

You will be working daytime hours in a business-focused office setting in Spokane for hours per week as needed.  We offer compensation commensurate with education, qualifications and experience. 

 

Requirements:
RN license in Washington (Must be able to obtain license in Idaho)
Substantial experience in workers? compensation case management

Federal Workers? Compensation (FECA) knowledge is a plus, though not required
Current CPR certification
Malpractice/liability insurance
Ability to use computer databases and Windows based programs such as  Word and Excel
Excellent verbal, organizational and written communication skills
CCM/Master?s degree in related field (preferred)

 

Qualified applicants must successfully pass a drug screening to meet  requirement to be drug-free.  Due to the confidential nature of our files, applicants will be required to pass a security screening.  Applicants must be U.S. citizens or have permanent resident alien status.