Care Manager RN Lenexa City Center

About the role

Joining AdventHealth is about extending the healing ministry of Christ. You will be part of a community that values the whole person and serves to uplift others through physical, mental, and spiritual care.

Responsibilities

• Participates in multi-disciplinary rounds to review patient status, progression, and level of care, and discharge plans for all assigned patients.
• Educates patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial impacts of illness and mobilizes family/community resources to meet identified needs.
• Affirms patient and family empowerment in making health care decisions and accessing needed services.
• Assesses readmitted patients for their perceived reasons for readmission.
• Organizes and facilitates patient and family care conferences with the multidisciplinary team.
• Documents discharge planning evaluation, ongoing assessment, discharge plans, MDRs, barriers to progression of care, avoidable days, and patient and family needs according to standard work.
• Communicates with payors to secure post-acute care authorizations for patients as needed.
• Assesses patients and families' wholistically for discharge planning needs in the inpatient, observation, and emergency departments, including prior functioning, support systems, financial, and psychosocial factors.
• Develops discharge plans with appropriate contingency plans throughout the hospital stay to ensure timely care coordination and progression of care, making arrangements for post-acute care services and facilities as well as community care for social needs.
• Leverages technology and follows standard work and best practices to communicate with post-acute care services and facilities to ensure patient care information is communicated for continuity of care, medical records are complete, and discharge reconciliation is accurate.
• Manages multiple tasks and prioritizes levels of importance.
• Works and communicates with people of all social, economic, and cultural backgrounds; be flexible, open-minded, and adaptable to change.
• Leverages community resources and post-acute care programs across the continuum.
• Manages clinical and social factors that affect the patient's functional status at discharge.
• Complies with CMS Conditions of Participation for Discharge Planning.
• Manages conflict and resolves issues effectively.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Requirements

• Associates of Nursing [Required]
• Bachelors of Nursing [Preferred]
• Registered Nurse (RN) [Required]
• Basic Life Support (BLS) [Preferred]
• Certified Case Manager (CCM) [Preferred]
• Accredited Case Manager (ACM) [Preferred]

Qualifications

• 2+ years of medical/hospital nursing experience [Required]
• Prior Care Management/Utilization Management experience [Preferred]

Skills

• Leadership skills [Required]
• Process and Outcome data analysis skills [Required]
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills [Required]
• Effective organizational skills [Required]
• Computer proficiency with Outlook e-mail and electronic medical records [Required]
• Flexibility in a complex and changing healthcare environment [Required]
• Knowledge of community resources and post-acute care programs across the continuum [Required]
• Conflict management and resolution skills [Required]
• Teamwork principles [Required]

Benefits

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off from Day One
• 403-B Retirement Plan
• Whole Person Well-being Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
• Pet Benefits

Schedule

Full time, Monday - Friday (8:00am- 4:30pm)

Pay

$33.70 - $62.69