RN Case Mgr-Noncertified
RN Case Mgr-Noncertified
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Overview
Registered Nurse Case Manager NonCertified Social Services
Full Time 80 Hours Per Pay Period Day Shift
Claiborne Medical Center a member of Knoxvillebased Covenant Health offers a full range of medical services including emergency care general and orthopedic surgery rehabilitation and diagnostic services. Our radiology services are certified by the American College of Radiology in Computerized Tomography (CT) Mammography Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound. Claiborne also provides skilled and longterm care through Claiborne Health and Rehabilitation Center. Our team of physicians and staff is dedicated to putting our patients first every day. For more information visit ClaiborneMedicalCenter.
Position Summary:
The RN Case Manager (NonCertified) is a member of a multidisciplinary team and is responsible for integrating expert clinical practice into the patient care setting coordinating education of staff and patients and serving as a clinical resource and consultant to the health care team. The RN Case Manager (NonCertified) is responsible for promoting patient care continuity and quality through the collaborative development of practice guidelines and clinical pathways that support quality improvement activities. The RN Case Manager (NonCertified) actively seeks opportunities in research designed to identify best practices. The RN Case Manager (NonCertified) has the responsibility accountability and authority for providing comprehensive care coordination and knowledge to assess plan implement coordinate monitor and evaluate options services and outcomes to meet the patients health care and human service needs by promoting quality and cost effective intervention for the designated patient population. Activities and interventions include maintaining patients privacy confidentiality safety advocacy adherence to ethical legal and accreditation/regulatory standards.
Recruiter: Jennifer Lawless
Responsibilities
- The RN case manager utilizes case finding criteria to screen patients and gather information from the medical record physician documentation and communication patient/family as well as other sources to develop a comprehensive plan for the patient that will meet identified needs.
- The case manager utilizes the nursing process to assess and periodically reassess the patients progress towards established goals.
- The case manager modifies the case management plan to meet the changing needs of the patients clinical condition. Secures needed resources via a multidisciplinary approach to case management strategy to assure timely efficient and cost effective services.
- Designs and implements practice guidelines and clinical care designs in collaboration with physicians and other members of the health care team for assigned population.
- Identifies specific objectives goals and actions to meet the patients identified needs.
- Collaborates and communicates effectively with the physician and other members of the health care team to plan and implement the care of the patient in a timely manner. Documents communication results and direction in the patients medical record.
- Communicates effectively with physician offices home health agencies rehabilitation facilities long term care facilities and third party payers to identify goals to assure that patients receive the most appropriate cost effective and efficient means of care. The RN Case Manager provides documentation in the patients medical record to communicate the goals and transition plan for the patient.
- Executes and documents the Case Management activities and interventions related to specific patient goals.
- Serves as liaison to provide communication with the patient/family physician and the health care team.
- Coordinates organizes secures integrates modifies and documents resources needed to accomplish goals related to the Case Management discharge plan.
- When necessary serves as the brokering agent as patient advocate to secure coverage for needed community services.
- Gathers sufficient information from all relevant sources and documentation regarding the case management plan and activities and or services to enable the Case Manager to determine the plans effectiveness.
- Mobilizes resources and coordinates the effort of the health care team to achieve a positive patient transition to appropriate next level of care.
- Identifies and communicates variances in the patients process of care to the appropriate member(s) of the health care team.
- Discharge Planning Rounds repeated at appropriate intervals to determine and document the Case Management plans effectiveness in obtaining the desired outcomes and goals.
- Evaluates the Case Management plan and modifies or changes the plan as needed to meet the patients needs.
- Utilizes statistical analysis techniques to measure clinical and fiscal variances from established patient care guidelines care designs protocols and core measures.
- Develop reporting mechanisms to communicate outcomes to physicians and other members of the health care team.
- Supports cost containment efforts through the recommendation of performance improvement opportunities by the health care team.
- Maintains ongoing fiscal awareness by communicating outcomes quarterly to the team.
- Monitors and addresses outcome variances concurrently.
- Identifies causes of outcome variances and implements actions to improve the variances; evaluates corrective actions for improvement.
- Seeks the most efficient costeffective ways to provide appropriate care.
- Conducts research to identify best practices for achieving patient outcomes.
- Participates in quality improvement initiatives for assigned population.
- Addresses end of life issues as they arise with the physician family and other members of the health care team.
- Maintains patient Privacy information with other facilities services and departments involved in Interdisciplinary Discharge Planning Rounds.
- Provides case management services maintaining the patients right to privacy and confidentiality adhering to Covenant Healths HIPPA policy.
- Serves as patient advocate in performing case management duties.
- Provides case management services within the scope of practice as a registered nurse meeting all required standards both legal and regulatory.
- Assists with planning developing and presenting of educational materials designed to foster the patients and familys understanding of the plan of care.
- Participates in staff development orientation and unit meetings through mentoring consultation educational presentations and clinical direction.
- Assists with the hiring supervision education orientation evaluation and disciplining of staff.
- Follows policies procedures and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Education:
None specified; however must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
Minimum Experience:
Two 2 years of acute care nursing experience; two 2 years of experience in assigned area of responsibility.
Licensure Requirements:
Must have and maintain Tennessee RN License.
RN license
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
