RN Case Manager-Day Shift

Southern Illinois Healthcare

• $68K — $106K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate's degree in Nursing required; BSN preferred
  • Current Illinois RN License is mandatory
  • Minimum of 3 years of technical experience in nursing
  • At least 3 years of experience in Case Management is essential
  • Familiarity with InterQual criteria and evidence-based practice standards

Responsibilities

  • Conducts ongoing patient assessments to evaluate care appropriateness
  • Collaborates with social work to resolve discharge-related social issues
  • Documents and manages discharge planning processes efficiently
  • Works with interdisciplinary teams to ensure smooth patient transitions
  • Develops relationships with community organizations for better patient care
  • Facilitates care conferences for informed decision-making with patients and families
  • Acts as a resource for the healthcare team, enhancing patient outcomes

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Continuing education opportunities
  • Support for professional growth and mentorship
  • Employee assistance programs
Full Job Description
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Position Summary
• Responsible for the day to day activities of case management. Performs concurrent patient assessment related to appropriateness of the level of care, diagnosis, procedures performed, discharge needs, and intervenes to expedite the patient's plan of care.

Education
• Associate's degree in Nursing
• Lead: BSN

Licenses and Certification
• Current Illinois RN License

Experience and Skills
• Technical Experience: 3 years
• Lead: 3 years Case Management experience

Role Specific Responsibilities
• Performs concurrent patient assessment related to appropriateness of the level of care, diagnosis, procedures performed, and intervenes to expedite the patient's plan of care.
• Maintains competency in InterQual criteria.
• Collaborate with social work team to address social issues that affect a safe, effective discharge plan.
• Provides and documents discharge planning services in a professional, collaborative and timely manner to optimize meeting patients' posthospital discharge care needs.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to assess, monitor, implement and evaluate patient care needs during the hospital stay in order to smoothly transition the patient to the next level of care.
• Utilizes evidence-based practice standards to guide the evaluation of care, length of stay, medical necessity of services, and appropriate use of organizational and patient centered resources.
• Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with organizations in the community that facilitate provision of appropriate care during the hospital stay and facilitate efficient and effective planning for continued care for the patient.
• Collaborates with necessary staff and post-discharge care providers to assure a safe and effective discharge plan.
• Facilitates care conferences with patient and/or family support structure and healthcare team to foster decision making that promotes patient advocacy.
• Supports Service Excellence initiatives contributing to the organization becoming a top performer in quality care, patient safety and patient satisfaction strategies.
• Understands and applies techniques to support the provision of population based appropriate care utilizing Joint Commission standards, CMS Core Measure requirements, and other best practices.
• Acts as an expert resource to the interdisciplinary healthcare team, physicians and other leaders: Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings in a collaborative manner resulting in achievement of best patient outcomes.
• Participates actively in departmental and hospital wide teams, committees, or other improvement.
• LEAD: Assists with orientation for all new case managers, serves as mentor for new RN case managers after orientation.
• LEAD: Serves as team resource.
• LEAD: Encourage growth and collaboration throughout case management department.
• LEAD: Provide ongoing education and follow up to case management team.
• LEAD: Maintain documentation of any orientation/trainings provided and provides this to manager.
• LEAD: collaborates with manager for annual skill competency of case management team.
• LEAD: Assists manager with data collection, analysis and distribution as needed.

Compensation (Commensurate with experience):
$68827.2
To
$106683.2
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