Care Manager

About the role

Coordinate and manage care throughout the patient's acute inpatient illness; ensure continuity of services and appropriate utilization and management of resources.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate leadership abilities by exhibiting a proactive approach to the care management process.
• Manage the case management processes, including planning, facilitating, advocating, educating, monitoring, evaluating and measuring the various outcomes for each identified patient population.
• Commitment to group goals and teamwork.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for own duties and performance.
• Participate in the health system's quality improvement initiatives, including facilitation and implementation of disease management processes, performance improvement, quality and outcome management.

Requirements

• Valid Louisiana nursing license (RN or LPN).
• Preferrably 5 years clinical experience in an acute care setting, preferably with management experience.
• Utilization and/or Case Management experience desirable.
• Prior experience and/or knowledge of severity of illness/intensity of service criteria system, utilization or medical necessity/certification review preferred.