Nursing Case Management Nurse

Jaime: What is a Case Management Nurse?

A case management nurse is a health care professional who focuses on individual patients, their medical needs and their required services. Most case management nurses have a minimum of three to five years of nursing experience. Graduation from an accredited nursing school or college and an active RN license are required. Case management nurses must have the ability to prioritize tasks and make independent clinical judgments when necessary. Case management nurses need to have the ability to collaboratively and cooperatively work with interdisciplinary teams.

Case Management Nurse - Clinical
A clinical case management nurse coordinates nursing care, which includes patient assessment, education, counseling and treatment. It also involves the delegation of appropriate tasks to other health care team members. These case management nurses are usually members of interprofessional collaborative practice clinic teams. They maintain standards for professional nursing practices in clinical setting by properly assessing and implementing nursing care.
Case management nurses who work in a diabetes program will provide nursing care, education and assessment to assigned patients. They are responsible for providing diabetes specific case management and educational training to patients. Their nursing case management services include care coordination, medication management, referral follow-up, self-management education, telephone triage and maintenance of medical records. These case management nurses document care activities in required medical systems and spreadsheets. They develop and implement quality assurance plans through eliciting feedback and conducting research. These case management nurses provide additional services to clients based on individual needs, clinical resources and client skills and