Registered Nurse (RN) ED Case Manager, Part-Time, Second Shift, Care Management Services Department

Location: University of Cincinnati Medical Center 
Department: ED Care Management Services 
Hours: Part-Time, 20 Hours/Week 
Shift: Second Shift

Registered Nurse (RN) ED Case Manager, Second Shift, Care Management Services Department

UC Health is hiring a part-time Registered Nurse (RN) ED Case Manager for the care management services department for second shift at University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

The Case Manager utilizes advanced nursing skills and knowledge of resource management and fiscal responsibility to coordinate the clinical care for a designated patient population across the continuum of care. The responsibilities include but are not limited to clinical effectiveness, discharge planning, care coordination, and clinical resource management. The Case Manager interacts with Medical, Nursing and Ancillary department staff to facilitate quality based, cost effective patient outcomes and ensure care is provided in the most appropriate setting.

About University of Cincinnati Medical Center

As part of the Clifton Campus of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati’s academic health system, University of Cincinnati Medical Center has served Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Each year, hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care team. Our experts utilize the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available, providing a level of specialty and subspecialty medical care that is not available anywhere else in Greater Cincinnati.

UC Medical Center is also home to medical breakthroughs- our physician experts conduct basic, translational and clinical research, leading to new therapies and care protocols, and connecting patients to the latest and most advanced treatments. UC Medical Center houses Greater Cincinnati’s only Level I adult trauma center, which includes the right mix of specialist and medical resources available at a moment’s notice for a wide variety of the most complex medical conditions and injuries.

Job Responsibilities

• Engages in population appropriate communication.
• Has knowledge of growth and development milestones and tasks.
• Gives clear instructions to patients/family regarding treatment.
• Involves family/guardian in the assessment, initial treatment and continuing care of the patient.
• Identifies any physical limitations of the patient and deploys intervention when necessary.
• Recognizes and responds appropriately to patients/families with behavioral health problems.
• Interprets population related data and plans care appropriately.
• Identifies and responds appropriately to different needs resulting from, unique psychological needs or those associated with religious / cultural norms. Performs treatments, administers medication or operates equipment safely.
• Recognizes and responds to signs/symptoms of abuse or neglect.
• Collaborate with health care team on the plan of care, referrals and ongoing needs of the patient. Facilitate communication and coordination of the plan of care with the residents/attending physicians. Communication is concurrent and proactive. Goal is to increase quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction while managing LOS for targeted population.
• Review and assess selected cases within one business day of admission and as appropriate throughout the patient’s stay to assess and execute transition of care planning requirements that ensure timely and appropriate discharges.
• Perform face-to-face brief screen on appropriate patients within one business day of admission to determine discharge barriers early in hospital stay/document findings in MR Progress Notes.
• Work to improve quality through reduction in treatment delays. Facilitate timely tests/procedures; obtains lab results; as needed, discusses the implications for discharge with nursing staff and residents. Evaluates with the team, the patient’s response to pharmacological and therapeutic treatment regimens. Collaborates in the preparation of discharge forms/paperwork and prescriptions that often delay the discharge.
• Identify actual and potential delays in service and works with the appropriate individuals, including but not limited to, the patient, family, caregivers, Access Team, Social Work, Financial Counseling, and Quality Management Services to ensure timely action/resolution.
• Participate in daily Care Coordination Rounds
• Coordinate patient care conferences based on patient/family needs.
• Work with multidisciplinary staff to ensure patient/family has received appropriate in