RN Acute Care Manager - PRN
Your job is more than a job
Why a Great Place to Work:
You’re more than your job. Everyone is. And that’s what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you. At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary.
Essential Function:
The RN Case Manager facilitates and coordinates the patient's treatment plan of care to assure quality through the continuum of care. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to implement the plan of care and transition strategies, ensuring the achievement of desirable patient outcomes, appropriate length of stay, efficient utilization of resources, increased patient and family involvement, and patient/family/staff education.
- Develops individualized care plans, including prioritized goals, that consider the patient’s and caregivers’ goals, preferences, and desired level of involvement in the care management plan.
- Makes outbound calls to assess patient’s current health status.
- Identifies gaps or barriers in treatment plans.
- Coordinates care for members and makes referrals to outside sources.
- Ensures members discharging from hospital or emergency department receive the necessary services and resources, including medication reconciliation.
- Triages symptom-based calls per approved protocols for a wide range of patients.
- Enrolls patients and manages alerts for various home monitoring programs.
- Provides approved general health information and guidance to public caller from approved sources by assessing needs of the caller.
- Documents all workflows in EPIC system for purposes of tracking and quality assessment.
- Provides patient education to assist with self-management of wellness and disease.
- Educates members on chronic and acute disease processes.
- Forms partnerships with providers to achieve quality and cost management objectives.
- Tracks and monitors enrolled members throughout the continuum of care.
- Interacts with LCMC Healthcare Partners leadership and/or physician group partners to discuss clinical questions and concerns regarding specific cases.
- Participates in case conferences with the interdisciplinary team to strategize and develop member specific care plans.
Job Qualifications:
Knowledge and Skills
- Active RN licensure. GSW or LCSW may qualify if they are recommended by the Director of CM.
- Knowledge of and ability to apply nationally recognized criteria to ensure medical necessity of admission and continued stay preferred.
- Acute care hospital clinical experience required.
- Knowledge of CMS Conditions of Participation preferred.
- Knowledge of payor rules/regulations preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent computer skills.
- Critical Thinking skills.
- Ability to work independently.
- Team Leader capabilities.
Education and Experience:
- Active RN licensure.
- Case Management Certification preferred.
WORK SHIFT: Days (United States of America)
LCMC Health is a community.
Our people make health happen. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary.
Your extras:
- Deliver healthcare with heart.
- Give people a reason to smile.
- Put a little love in your work.
- Be honest and real, but with compassion.
- Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
- Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
- See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
- Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
- Love what makes you, you - because we do.
You are welcome here.
LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
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