Nurse Care Manager (Contract)

Suvida · Houston, TX Contract
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Job Description

What You’ll Do Position Summary The Nurse Care Manager will work with Suvida Healthcare’s multidisciplinary care team to provide high quality care for our high-risk patients. They will collaborate with their multidisciplinary neighborhood center care team to develop organization-wide approaches to problem solving, tracking, and managing complex cases and populations. This nurse will need to plan effectively to meet patient needs, identify social determinants of health, manage chronic conditions, and promote efficient resource use. The Nurse Care Manager will implement Suvida’s care pathways for patients with chronic conditions. They will also oversee transitions of care for patients to ensure safe transitions from acute to post-acute care, by coordinating timely and cost-effective care. The Nurse Care Manager will oversee highly complex and resource intense patients within their assigned care team. They will collaborate with all providers, care team, patients, caregivers, payers, community resources, and external providers to promote quality of care. Essential responsibilities consist of but are not all inclusive: Responsibilities Oversees chronic care and transitions of care management of high-risk patients within their care teams and neighborhood centers. Serves as a resource to the multidisciplinary team for the management of complex patients, including chronic care management assessments and care plans. Performs triage for patients via phone and addresses issues appropriately or forwards message to appropriate party for further interventions. Responsible for ensuring efficient, organized patient transitions from acute and post-acute setting to home or other transitional care facility. Perform comprehensive assessments for both physical, mental, and social risk factors that support individual patient needs while identifying and addressing barriers. Collaborates with medical staff, nursing staff, and ancillary staff to eliminate barriers to efficient delivery of care in the appropriate setting. Coordinates/facilitates patient care progression throughout the continuum. Collaborates with the physician and all members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate care for designated patients; monitors the patient’s progress, intervening as necessary and appropriate to ensure that the plan of care and services provided are patient focused, high quality, efficient, and cost effective; facilitates the following on a timely basis: completion and reporting diagnostic testing, treatment plan and discharge plan; modification of plan of care, as necessary, to meet the ongoing needs of the patient; communicates relative information to the care team; assignment of appropriate levels of care; completion of all required documentation . Coordinates and communicates with providers and all involved care team members in the discharge plan to ensure their participation and readiness. Ensures that all elements critical to the plan of care, including discharge plans, have been communicated to the patient/family and members of the healthcare team and are documented as necessary to assure continuity of care. Knowledg

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What Most Job Listings Don’t Tell You

General overview for this role type — specific duties and requirements vary by employer.

Management roles in senior living carry a unique blend of healthcare oversight and business operations that most job listings barely touch on. Executive Directors and Administrators are typically responsible for state regulatory compliance, staff retention, census management, and family satisfaction — all at the same time. In Texas, Assisted Living Facility administrators must meet HHSC licensing requirements, which often include specific training hours and ongoing continuing education.

What surprises many new administrators is the direct involvement with families during crises — end-of-life transitions, care disputes, and emergency situations all land on your desk. Staff turnover in senior living runs high nationally, so a significant part of the role is recruiting, training, and retaining quality caregivers. Facilities in the Houston market compete heavily for qualified staff, making retention strategy a critical skill for anyone in these positions.

What to Expect in This Role Day-to-Day

Based on typical senior living facilities in the Houston area.

A typical day starts with a census and staffing review — confirming occupancy, checking for any overnight incidents, and ensuring the day's shifts are fully covered. Morning stand-ups with department heads (nursing, dietary, activities, maintenance) set priorities for the day. You will spend time on the floor interacting with residents and families, which doubles as quality checks and relationship building.

Afternoons often shift to administrative work — reviewing financial reports, handling vendor relationships, preparing for state surveys, and managing marketing efforts to maintain occupancy. Community outreach, hospital discharge planner relationships, and local referral networks are ongoing responsibilities. Most directors describe the role as never having two identical days — the blend of clinical, operational, and interpersonal challenges keeps the work unpredictable but engaging.

Houston Area Salary Data

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Medical/Health Services Manager positions in the Houston metro area earn a median wage of $57.69/hr ($119,995/yr). The typical range is $45.94 – $73.58/hr (25th–75th percentile).

Entry Level (10th) $72,987/yr
Houston Median $119,995/yr
Experienced (90th) $205,400/yr
vs. National Median +1.7%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area). Salary data provided by Houston Senior Living Guide.

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