Our home health and hospice agencies are located throughout California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. They serve the entire community and offer personalized in-home care, and many have been recipients of Home Care Elite awards.
Job Summary:
Provides excellent patient care by assisting in collaboration, development, implementation, revision and reporting of the case management program. Acts as a liaison between the patient, family, nurse, physicians, multidisciplinary team and patient's healthcare benefactor to optimize outcomes. Serves as a consultant to the healthcare team on specific patient items.
Job Requirements:
Education and Work Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN): Preferred
- One year of professional nursing experience: Required
- Experience in a care management role: Preferred
Licenses/Certifications:
- Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
- Case management certification: Preferred
- Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQI BLS) certification: Required
Essential Functions:
- Leads the coordination of patient care with other disciplines within the care team, monitoring the appropriateness and timeliness of care.
- Ensures the interdisciplinary care plan is consistent with the patient’s clinical course, continuing care needs and covered services.
- Discusses with physicians the appropriateness of resource utilization, consultations, treatment plan, estimated length of stay and discharge plan. Focuses on complex patients, frequent emergency department utilizers, chronic pain and substance abuse patients, and homeless patients.
- Coordinates the transfer of patients to tertiary centers, including the transfer of patient information required for continuity of ongoing treatment and services.
- Provides oversight and collects data required for regulatory/accreditation compliance.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Organizational Requirements:
Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu, COVID-19 vaccine, etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
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