Schedule: Full time
Shift: Day (United States of America)
Address: 601 E ALTAMONTE DR
City: ALTAMONTE SPRINGS
State: Florida
Postal Code: 32701
Job Description: - Schedule
- Monday - Friday 7:30am-4pm
- Actively participates in multi-disciplinary rounds to review changes in patient status, progression and level of care, and discharge plans for all assigned patients to identify resources necessary at discharge and ensure a timely transition, escalating care delays to leadership as appropriate.
- Communicates with and educates patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial impacts of illness and mobilizes family/community resources to meet identified needs while advocating for patient and family empowerment in making health care decisions and accessing needed services.
- Assesses readmitted patients for the patient's and family's perceived reasons for the readmission.
- Organizes and facilitates patient and family care conferences with the multidisciplinary team.
- Documents discharge planning evaluation, ongoing assessment, discharge plans, MDRs, barriers to progression of care, avoidable days, and patient and family needs according to standard work. Communicates with Payors patient's needs for authorization for post-acute care as needed.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: - Leadership skills [Required]
- Process and Outcome data analysis skills [Required]
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills [Required]
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize levels of importance [Required]
- Customer service skills [Required]
- Ability to work and communicate with people of all social, economic, and cultural backgrounds; be flexible, open-minded and adaptable to change [Required]
- Effective organizational skills [Required]
- Computer proficiency with Outlook e-mail and electronic medical records [Required]
- Flexible in a complex and changing healthcare environment [Required]
- Knowledge of community resources and post-acute care programs across the continuum [Required]
- Knowledge of clinical and social factors that affect the patient's functional status at discharge [Required]
- Knowledge of CMS Conditions of Participation for Discharge Planning [Required]
- Conflict management and resolution skills [Required]
- Teamwork principles [Required]
Education: - Associates of Nursing [Required]
- Bachelors of Nursing [Preferred]
Work Experience: - 2+ medical/hospital nursing experience [Required]
- Prior Care Management/Utilization Management experience [Preferred]
Licenses and Certifications: - Registered Nurse (RN) [Required]
- Basic Life Support (BLS) [Preferred]
- Certified Case Manager (CCM) [Preferred]
- Accredited Case Manager (ACM) [Preferred]
Physical Requirements: (Please click the link below to view work requirements)
- Physical Requirements - https://tinyurl.com/2vvwrzem
Pay Range:$32.76 - $57.47
Background Screening Requirement (Florida Law) Certain positions are subject to
Florida Level 2 background screening, including fingerprinting, as required by state law.
Applicants may review general information about Florida's background screening requirements at the
Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse:
https://info.flclearinghouse.com/
