Nurse Consultant - Bristol, TN
About the position Responsibilities • Coordinating medical evaluation and treatment • Meeting with physician and injured worker to collaborate on treatment plan and to discuss goals for return to work • Keeping employer and referral source updated regarding medical treatment and work status • Coordinating ancillary services, e.g. home health, durable medical equipment, and physical therapy • Communicates with employers to determine job requirements and to explore modified or alternate employment • Discusses and evaluates results of treatment plan with physician and injured worker using Evidence Based Guidelines to ensure effective outcome • Documents case management observations, assessment, and plan • Generates reports for referral source to communicate case status and recommendations • Generates ongoing correspondence to referral source, employer, medical providers, injured worker, and other participants involved in the injured worker's treatment plan • May participate in telephonic case conferences • Maintains a minimum caseload of 35 files, and 145 monthly billable hours, with minimum 95% quality compliance Requirements • Nursing or medical degree from an accredited institution with an active Registered Nursing license or medical license within the state of practice or states in which case management is performed • 2-4 years of work experience • Responsible for completing required and applicable training, in order to maintain proficiency and licensing requirements • Able to travel to appointments within approximately a 2 hour radius • Intermediate to advanced computer skills; Microsoft Office, Outlook, etc. Nice-to-haves • Bachelor's degree preferred • Worker's Compensation experience is preferred • Certification in related field preferred • 1-3 years of clinical experience preferred Benefits • medical/dental/vision plans • life and accident insurance • 401(K) • employee stock purchase plan • educational expense reimbursement • employee assistance program • flexible work hours • training programs • matching gift program Apply tot his job