Registered Nurse Case Management Full Time Days

Up to $10,000 Sign-On bonus for experienced Registered Nurse / RN 

 

POSITION SUMMARY

Performs Case Management activities to assure necessity of patient admissions and appropriateness of continued stay. Monitors utilization of resources of all patients reviewed. Maintains confidential communication with physicians and multi-disciplinary personnel. Responsible for coordinating the delivery of services for a select group of patients by providing assistance and support to appropriate members of the health care team. The case manager expedites value-added interventions to achieve desired outcomes, and assists in collaboration, research, development, implementation, revision and reporting of case management initiatives. Performs miscellaneous duties as assigned.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education / Licensure / Certifications

• Graduation from Nursing or Medical School
• For Nursing School graduates, Registered Nurse license

Minimum Experience

Previous utilization, discharge planning and Case management including exposure to Interqual criteria.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently required to sit for long periods (>1hour)
• Frequently required to operate computers
• Constantly required to operate standard office machines
• Frequently required to move freely about office
• Constantly required to answer/use telephone
• Frequently required to lift 5lbs or less
• Occasionally required to lift 5 to 30lbs
• Frequently required to walk, stand
• Occasionally required to bend
• Constantly required to use overall vision, reading, close up work peripheral vision
• Constantly required to display dexterity through handling, grasping, feeling, fingering
• Occasionally required to reach
• Constantly required to hear/speak in person, on the phone, and occasionally on the public address system
• Constantly required to concentrate, make decisions, have public contact, and deal with stressful situations
• Occasionally required to deal with trauma, grief, death

 

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The individual’s responsibilities include the following activities:
a) accurate medical necessity screening and submission for Physician Advisor review,
b) care coordination,
c) transition planning assessment and reassessment,
d) implementation or oversight of implementation of the transition plan,
e) leading and facilitating multi-disciplinary patient care conferences,
f) managing concurrent disputes,
g) making appropriate referrals to other departments, h ) identifying and referring complex patients to Social Work Services,
I) communicating with patients and families about the plan of care,
j) collaborating with physicians, office staff and ancillary departments,
k) leading and facilitating Complex Case Review,
l) assuring patient education is completed to support post-acute needs ,
m) timely complete and concise documentation in Case Management system,
n) maintenance of accurate patient demographic and insurance information,
o) identification and documentation of potentially avoidable days,
p) identification and reporting over and underutilization,
q) and other duties as assigned.

Education:

Required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Preferred: Academic degree in nursing (bachelor's or master's)

Experience:

Required: 2 years of acute hospital patient care experience
Preferred: Acute hospital case management experience

Certifications:

Required: RN. Must be currently licensed, certified or registered to practice profession as required by law or regulation in state of practice or policy. Active RN license for state(s) covered.
Preferred: Accredited Case Manager (ACM)

Physical Demands:

Lift/position up to 25 lbs. Push/pull up to 25 lbs. of force. Frequent sitting. Moderate standing, walking, reaching, stooping, and bending. Manual dexterity, mobility, touch, auditory to perform all the related duties of the position.

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