RN Case Manager for Medication Aided Treatment - Sioux City, IA

The Iowa Primary Care Association is actively recruiting a MAT (Medication Aided Treatment) RN Case Manager for a community health center, also called a federally qualified health center (FQHC), in Sioux City, Iowa.

If you are seeking a rewarding career in healthcare, you have come to the right place! This community health center offers a higher starting wage, great benefit package for employees, opportunities for advancement, and the ability to have influence in the lives of people in our community. This community health center provides a diverse, inclusive, and fun working environment.

What is a community health center (FQHC)?

• The largest source of comprehensive primary care for medically under-resourced communities and populations.
• They have an integrated care model -medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services, patients can access comprehensive, coordinated services often under one roof.

Mission:

• Inspiring and empowering our community through health equity for all.

Position Details:

• Schedule: 8AM – 5 PM
• In collaboration with provider, performs initial assessment and intake obtaining social, medical, mental health, substance abuse, and medication history.
• Provides education and assessment to patients looking to access treatment programs.
• Offers referral services for patients looking to access treatment programs.
• Assesses and monitors patients in the induction, stabilization, and maintenance phases of treatment.
• Provides ongoing management, education, and support of patients in all phases of treatment including; nursing visits, urine toxicology screens, routine labs, medication teaching, monitoring, pill counts, observed dosing, and medication refills.
• Follow state and federal guidelines in providing care to opioid-dependent patients in collaboration with license, prescribing providers, and pharmacy.
• Complete appropriate documentation for all patient visits and phone calls in a timely manner, ensuring that all notes are complete and easily understood.
• May be required to float to the South Sioux City location once MAT services are offered at that location.
• These functions are not all inclusive

Requirements

• Minimum of RN license, BSN preferred.
• Current BLS and Mandatory Reporter certifications.
• Clinical office and case management experience preferred.
• Experienced RN with a background in case management who is self-motivated and capable of working with others to improve patient care.

Benefits

• Starting salary: $52,000 - $76,000 annually with differential if bilingual.
• Medical Insurance (including RX) – Cost Sharing with health center & employee.
• Dental Insurance- Cost sharing with health center & employee.
• Vision Insurance – Cost sharing with health center & employee.
• Flexible Spending Account (Medical and Dependent Care).
• 401K Retirement Plan – with 5% match
• Group term life insurance for employee, spouse, and dependent children - 100% paid by health center.
• Short term disability for employee -100% paid by health center.
• Long term disability for employee – 100% paid by health center.
• Supplemental insurance policies available for employee purchase including Life insurance, disability insurance, cancer insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance.
• Paid time off (PTO): accrues each pay period up to 120 hours your first year of employment.
• Paid holidays:  nine per year. Currently:  New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, & Christmas Day. 1 Floating holiday.
• Tuition assistance up to $3,000.00 per year and a total of $10,000.00 per employee.
• Student Loan Forgiveness/Repayment Programs including National Health Service Corp, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, NURSE Corps, State of Iowa Program.
• Employee Assistance Program for employee and immediate family members.
• Business Casual Work Environment including the ability to work from home depending on position.