Educational Qualification :
Bachelor Degree
Experience :
2+ years of experience as a nurse
Certifications :
RN/RN
Job Location :
CARROLLTON
Job Description :
Job Description:
Serves as a bachelor’s level care manager with responsibility for assessing and coordinating patient care across the continuum utilizing accepted criteria and guidelines to manage benefits and determine medical necessity of services provided. Functions as a clinician, case manager, and educator to achieve optimal clinical and quality outcomes by effectively managing care and resources to reduce unnecessary utilization.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not intended to be all-inclusive.
Assesses plans, implements, documents, coordinates, monitors, evaluates, and updates the plan of care by collaborating with all members of the health care team to provide evidenced based care.
Establishes patient care management plans, interventions, treatment goals, and self-management goals.
Assesses the health care, educational, psychosocial needs of the patient/family.
Assists patients with self-management through education, visits, and telephonic engagement; encourages and supports patient adherence to their care plans.
Researches, evaluates, and recommends resources to meet medical and non-medical needs of patients and families. Collaborates, refers, and communicates across all programs to ensure appropriate coordination of services.
Researches and takes an active role in identifying problems and possible solutions in the coordination of care to determine the most appropriate setting.
Acts as liaison to hospital, long-term care, specialists, and home health representatives
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Competencies
1. Knowledge of care management and resource/utilization management
2. Skill in care management and patient assessments
3. Verbal and written communication skills
4. Verbal and written communication skills
5. Ability to monitor, assess and record patient progress against a plan of care.
6. Ability to facilitate patient access to community resources.
7. Ability to work collaboratively with both internal and external medical staff and external partners and organizations.
8. Ability to assess, adapt, and calmly respond to changing and/or crisis environments.
9. Ability to maintain confidentiality with all aspects of patient information in accordance with all applicable policies and regulations.
The information contained in this job description is intended to describe the essential job functions required of those assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the job. Please note that management retains the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The ability to competently perform all the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrated commitment to effective customer service delivery, integrity, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic requirements of all positions at Carrollton Regional Medical Center.
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $50.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Medical specialties:
Physical setting:
Standard shift:
Supplemental pay types:
- Differential pay
- Overtime pay
Supplemental schedule:
Weekly schedule:
- 5x8
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person