This position is an integral role in providing case management/utilization review, and discharge planning. It is a full-time, 72 hours per pay period position.
Responsibilities- Provides case management/utilization review and discharge planning to assure that the patient progresses through the continuum of care and is discharged to the least restrictive environment.
- Provides ongoing support and expertise through comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation, and overall evaluation of individual patient needs.
- Coordinate the integration of social services/case management functions into the patient care, discharge, and home planning processes with other hospital departments, external service organizations, agencies, and healthcare facilities.
- Communicate with physicians at regular intervals throughout hospitalization and develops an effective care plan to maintain. appropriate cost, case and desired patient outcomes.
- Facilitates interdisciplinary patient care conferences to review treatment goals, optimize resource utilization, and identified post-hospital needs.
- Assess patient progress throughout hospital stay, while serving as patient and family advocate.
- Collaborate with clinical staff in the development and execution of the plan of care, and achievement of goals.
- Supervises the duties and schedule of the Utilization Review Nurse.
Qualifications- BSN preferred, ASN required.
- 3+ years experience in clinical nursing experience.
- Effective written and verbal communication and critical thinking skills.
- Readily exhibits leadership skills.
- Obtain Case Manager certification within 5 years of entry into the position.
