Case Manager/Registered Nurse
Location: Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital (2nd Evening Shifts).
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
About the role
At Houston Methodist, the Case Manager (CM) position is a registered nurse (RN) responsible for comprehensively assessing clinical condition and planning for case management, which includes care transitions and discharge planning of a targeted patient population on a designated unit(s) and/or service lines. This position works with the physicians and multidisciplinary healthcare team to facilitate clinical care coordination and maintain compassionate, efficient, quality and safe patient care and achievement of desired treatment outcomes. The CM position holds joint accountability with the social worker for discharge planning, coordination of care, and throughput, assuring that admission and continued stay are medically necessary. This position communicates clinical information to payors and post-acute care providers to ensure safe transition and continuity of care.
Responsibilities
- Communicates in an active, positive and effective manner to all healthcare team members and reports pertinent clinical patient care and family data in a comprehensive and unbiased manner; listens and responds to the ideas of others.
- Supports patients and families in preventing