Case Manager, Inpatient

Company: FirstHealth of the Carolinas
Facility: FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital at Pinehurst
Department: Discharge Planning

Bachelor s Degree in Nursing with a minimum of 3 years nursing experience in medical/surgical, critical care and/or hospice, home health or public health required or Associate Degree in Nursing with a minimum of 4 years experience in medical/surgical, critical care and/or hospice, home health or public health required. Current NC RN License or RN multi-state licensure required.
Case Management certification preferred.
Will be responsible to complete a case management assessment of patients assigned to case load within one business day of consult utilizing in-depth information about a patient s situation from History and Physical and patient assessment to develop a case management plan with goals and interventions. Reviews charts for medical necessity and ensuring that patient s are in the appropriate status/level of care. Includes initial assessment and continued stay review.. Coordinates and Prioritizes discharges daily in a timely manner. Makes patient/family rounds maintaining communication with all members of healthcareteam.Reviews all tasks daily for follow up of assignment. On a concurrent basis assesses appropriateness of discharge disposition and communicates any changes in plan/needs with appropriate resources. Develops, implements, and manages processes for referrals to Home Health, HME, SNF, and other agencies/facilities. Promotes a timely, cost-effective, efficient, and safe discharge plan to community services including long-term care, home health services, etc. Tracks avoidable days on all patients as indicated. Assists staff in clinical decision-making and priority setting to ensure an optimal length of stay. Collaborates with: admitting office, HIM, patient accounts, and patient care departments to ensure effective and efficient communication of efforts and activities.Utilizes approved departmental communication tools for documentation. Acts as Liaison for interdisciplinary communication and coordination of discharge plan. Serves as a liaison for the physician/nursing staff/ancillary departments to implement processing of the patient through the healthcare delivery system. Proactively identifies and resolves delays and obstacles to discharge.Identifies appropriate venue for care within the continuum.Promotes a quality care environment while maintaining fiscal responsibility for resource conservation by promoting multidisciplinary practices.Collaborates with nursing staff, other case managers, ancillary staff and physicians to identify patient/family educational needs.

Full Time - 36+ hrs/wk Day Shift