Case Manager / House Manager - Bronson South Haven - PRN

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Location

BSH Bronson South Haven

Title

Case Manager / House Manager - Bronson South Haven - PRN

Description

Responsible for moving patients from admission through discharge without disruption to their care through the process of assessment, planning, implementation, coordination monitoring and evaluation of patient caseload. Ensures appropriate care is based on patient needs and the hospital's capabilities. Serves as an advanced clinical resource to patients, families, and staff in the delivery of care to all patients. Works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to provide a continuum of comprehensive cost-effective care. Monitors outcomes as a process of continuous improvement. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.

­­Additional Job Description

• All new hires are expected to successfully obtain their BSN (or higher nursing degree) within 8 years of hire date. If, after 8 years, the case manager has not met this requirement, employment will be terminated.

• Master's degree preferred

• 3 years of experience in an acute care hospital setting required

• Licensed Registered Nurse in good standing with the State of Michigan

• BLS certification required by completion of core orientation

• Case Management Certification preferred

• Ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet, keyboard skills, presentation programs, and other software relevant to the job.

• Ability to handle multiple priorities in a stressful environment

• Communicates effectively and efficiently with all levels of healthcare providers both verbally and written

• Ability to communicate in a manner that patients and family find understandable, collaborative and supportive

• Demonstrates diverse critical global thinking, decision making and problem solving abilities

• Effectively communicates, negotiates, influences, uses sound judgment and follows up on situations/issues in a timely, appropriate manner

• Demonstrates ability to assess, prioritize, plan, organize, monitor and evaluate patient needs and skill level

• Ability to correctly prioritize multiple demands in a stressful situation

• Anticipates patient’s needs and works to quickly resolve

• Works independently, self-motivated

• Utilizes effective negotiation and conflict resolution skills

• Work which produces high levels of mental/visual fatigue, e.g., interactive and repetitive or small detailed work requiring alertness and concentration for sustained periods of time, the operation of and full attention to a personal computer or CRT between 40 and 70 percent of the time. The job produces some physical demands. Typical of jobs that include regular walking, standing, stooping, bending, sitting, and some lifting of light weight objects.

• Ensures early assessment and identification of patients at risk for post hospitalization care and services. Performs further assessment/interview with patient and/or family, relevant health records, and psychosocial aspects of care needs when indicated. Initiates development and facilitates ongoing review and revision of patient transition care plans with the care coordination team members.

• Manages and monitors patient progress and documents according to procedure

• Provides ongoing assessment and keeps in contact with patients as they are receiving their care. Rounds daily on all assigned patients

• Identifies readmissions, reasons for readmission, and interventions needed prevent further readmissions and communicates plan to multidisciplinary team.

• Works cooperatively with the health care team and takes responsibility for ensuring smooth, efficient transition of care between services.

• Drives multidisciplinary team rounds.

• Documents clear and specific transitional planning reflective of meeting the patient’s level of care need and choices.

• Enacts transitional plan that effectively moves the patient along the care continuum. Effectively works with the community to identify and allocate post discharge