Case Manager (CM), Rehabilitation

Southern TN Regional Health System - Lawrenceburg is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

About the role

The Licensed Case Manager coordinates the interdisciplinary care plan, discharge planning, and patient progress communication within the inpatient rehabilitation setting. This role serves as a liaison among patients, caregivers, and the healthcare team to ensure timely and effective care transitions.

Responsibilities

• Complete departmental orientation, as well as initial and annual competencies.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to identify barriers to care or discharge and develop appropriate solutions.
• Document patient care activities in alignment with workflow timelines, including completion of the Individual Plan of Care (IPoC) per CMS guidelines.
• Schedule family conferences and communicate progress and discharge planning with caregivers after team conferences and as needed.
• Coordinate weekly interdisciplinary team conferences to monitor treatment goals and outcomes.
• Review assigned Case Mix Group (CMG) and assist the team in identifying actively treated comorbid conditions; communicate findings to the Health Information Management (HIM) team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Licensure required as a Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Respiratory Therapist, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, or Speech-Language Pathologist.
• Certification in Case Management or Rehabilitation Nursing preferred (e.g., CCM, ACM, RN-BC, ARN).
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in social work or case management in an inpatient setting preferred; acute rehabilitation hospital experience strongly preferred.
• Effective oral and written communication in English; additional languages preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications required.

About the organization

STRHS-Lawrenceburg, formerly Crockett Hospital, is a 99-bed, acute care facility located in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, 85 miles south of Nashville. We have been providing healthcare in Lawrence County and surrounding counties since 1974.

• 10-bed Physical Rehabilitation Unit (opened in 1997) providing Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapies.
• Diagnostic imaging services include in-house MRI, Nuclear Medicine, CT, X-ray, Digital Mammography, and Ultrasound.
• State-of-the-art 24-hour physician-staffed Emergency Department, Outpatient Surgery Unit, Intensive Care Unit, and Women's Health Center.
• Fully accredited by the Joint Commission and the Society of Chest Pain Centers.

STRHS-Lawrenceburg is dedicated to providing healthcare close to home, with well-trained, dedicated, and caring healthcare professionals.