Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Job Summary:

The Case Manager collaborates with physicians, social services, nurses, and community agencies to define care options and resources, to plan cost-effective quality care and to achieve optimal quality outcomes.  The Case Manager is primarily responsible for selection of and ensuring the timely and seamless clinical transition for patients and through ensuring that patients are at a medically appropriate level of care.   

What you will Do:

• Coordinates/facilitates patient care progression throughout the continuum while advocating for the patients best possible outcome.

• Works collaboratively and maintains active communication through interdisciplinary rounds with physicians, nursing and other members of the multidisciplinary team to effect timely, appropriate patient management.

• Ensures warm handoff with caregivers at next site of care including but not limited to health coaches, home care agencies, and nursing homes or skilled facilities.  (Communication)

• Addresses and resolves system problems impeding diagnostic or treatment progress. Proactively identifies and resolves delays and obstacles to discharge.

• Conduct face-to- face assessments and document primary and back-up discharge plan on all patients.

• Determine appropriateness of hospital level of care including designation as observation or inpatient Level of Care.

• Conduct case presentation for all admission requiring clarification of patient’s Level of Care or readmission evaluation. 

• Assists in creating processes to anticipate and address specific situations within the department, including post-acute resource referral lists, denials, readmissions, and Length of Stay.

Hours/Schedule:

• PRN (as needed)

Position Qualifications:

Education

• Current and valid license to practice as Registered Nurses in Iowa, BSN or approved BA is required or willing to obtain within three years of employment

• Case Management Certification preferred

  Experience: 

• Five years Clinical RN experience required

• Diverse knowledge of community services, resources and programs

• Previous case management experience preferred

  Special Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal communication and negotiation skills

• Strong analytical, data management and PC skills

• Ability to establish and maintain working relationships

• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment in interactions with physicians, payers, associates and patients/families

• High degree of initiative and judgment 

• Ability to work flexible hours

• Able to set and organize own work priorities and adapt to changes and interruptions

• Mandatory Child and Dependent Adult Reporting Education or completes requirement within 6 months of hire renews every 5 years 

• Must provide proof of Basic Life Support- American Heart Association (BLS Healthcare Provider or HealthStream Heart Code) or American Red Cross via current card prior to employment

• Maintains current certification in BLS

Position Highlights and Benefits:

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Offers:

Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials

Benefit Package (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan) for positions 16 hours per week or greater

Educational assistance

Ministry/Facility Information:

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center provides expert health care to 15 counties.

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is a 342 bed, regional referral teaching hospital in Mason City, Iowa. MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center is an 11 bed, rural access hospital in New Hampton, Iowa. Our service area spans 15 counties across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. We serve a population over 260,00