RN Care Manager
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Overview
RN Care Manager
Allen Hospital
Parttime WEP Days holidays when they land on weekend
.5 FTE
7a7:30p
Serves an integral role in the multidisciplinary effort to identify and deliver quality and costefficient healthcare to patients. While the role is multifaceted teams with social services in guiding concentrated efforts to the oversight and collaborative coordination of care and services for a defined patient population ensuring that adequate discharge plans are in place and completing utilization management and quality review activities. Care is provided through a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family. Utilizes evidencedriven protocols to assure reliable and consistent care. Collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary team to achieve department and hospital goals related to coordination of care reducing avoidable admissions and ensuring appropriate level of care.
Responsibilities
- Assumes responsibility for developing a plan of care including a discharge plan that is mutually established with the patient and family with identified goals and expectations reviewed to identify and verify priorities.
- Facilitates communication with provider and healthcare team regarding current level of care status plan of care focus goals progress towards goals and anticipated discharge needs.
- Facilitates communication with patient and family regarding current level of care status expected length of stay plan of care focus goals progress towards goals and anticipated discharge needs.
- Provides explanations to patients and families regarding level of care status and implications of observation status versus inpatient status as appropriate.
- Recognizes potential and actual postdischarge needs and makes appropriate referrals to social work to enhance continuity of care. Assists in arranging postdischarge services including contact with insurance company for possible preauthorization requirements.
- Coordinates discharge plan with provider social services healthcare team patient and family.
- Communicates the discharge plan to the primary nurse and healthcare team through verbal updates and handoff tools.
- Completes discharge planning documentation in the electronic medical record. Helps with coordinating placement with Medicare
- Nex Generation patients and following Millennium Care Guidelines criteria for length of stay.
Qualifications
- Completion of an accredited nursing program. Baccalaureate degree in nursing preferred.
- Two years of registered nurse experience. Three years experience in a clinical setting preferred with recognized knowledge and expertise in caring for specific patient populations preferred.
- Current Iowa nursing licensure.
- Valid drivers license when driving any vehicle for workrelated reasons.
- Must be able to successfully complete a basic computer course through inhospital training.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Part-Time
