Case Manager - Case Management South
Job Summary
CoxHealth South is seeking a Nurse Case Manager to join their dedicated team at 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807.
About the Role
The nurse case manager plays a crucial role in assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating options to facilitate the continuum of care through discharge planning. They collaborate with patients, families, representatives, physicians, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure the plan of care and services provided are patient-focused, high-quality, evidence-based, appropriate to patient needs, efficient, and cost-effective.
Responsibilities
- Assess, plan, implement, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate options for facilitating the continuum of care through discharge planning.
- Collaborate with the patient or patient’s family/representative, the physician, and members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate progression-of-care; intervening appropriately to ensure the plan of care and services provided are patient-focused, high quality, evidence based, appropriate to patient needs, efficient, and cost effective.
- Serve as a resource to the physicians and provide education and information on resource utilization, national and local coverage determinations, and use of hospital admission criteria.
Requirements
- Required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Preferred: Bachelor's of Nursing.
- Required: Minimum of 1 year hospital experience.
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to be genuine and empathetic.
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills with attention to detail.
- Computer skills.
- Ability to interact professionally and contribute to the interdisciplinary team.
Qualifications
- Current RN License in the state of Missouri.
- PREFERRED: Certified Case Manager.
Benefits
Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week). For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth.