Case Manager Registered Nurse PRN

About the role

You will provide case management services for both inpatient and observation patients as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Identify patients who are at risk for adverse outcomes during the transition from one level of care/setting to another
• Perform a comprehensive assessment of psychosocial, medical and discharge needs of patients/family along with an assessment of resources appropriate and available to the patient/family
• Coordinate the plan of care and drive the discharge plan by collaborating with the multidisciplinary health care team and in particular with the patient's physician to facilitate a successful care transition
• Partner with Social Services to ensure the post-acute medical needs and level of care are appropriate
• Evaluate progression of care using evidence-based tools and approved criteria (InterQual) throughout the episode of care; escalate progression and transition of care issues through the established chain of command
• Act as a liaison through effective and professional communications between and with physicians, patient/family, hospital staff, and outside agencies
• Assess the process of collecting in-depth clinical information about a patient and identify individual needs in order to place the patient in this facility
• Plan the process of collaborating with interdisciplinary healthcare providers to determine specific objectives, goals and actions designed to meet the patient's needs
• Implement the process of documenting specific case management activities/interventions that will lead to accomplishing the goals set forth in the patient's plan of care
• Coordinate the process of organizing, securing, integrating, modifying and documenting the resources necessary to accomplish the goals of the plan of care and discharge
• Monitor the ongoing process of gathering sufficient information from all relevant sources and its documentation regarding the case management plan and its activities/services to enable the case manager to determine the plan's effectiveness
• Evaluate the process, repeated at appropriate intervals, of determining and documenting the care management plan effectiveness in reaching desired outcomes and goals
• Measure the intervention to determine the outcomes of care management involvement

Qualifications

• Required Experience: 2+ years experience in Case Management OR 3+ years experience in a clinical setting
• Preferred Experience: InterQual experience
• Required Education: Associates Degree in Nursing
• Preferred Education: Masters Degree in Nursing
• Required License: Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state(s) of practice according to law and regulation
• Required Certification: BLS

Benefits

Mission Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

About Mission Hospital

Mission Hospital, a member of Mission Health, an operating division of HCA Healthcare, located in Asheville, North Carolina, serves as the regional tertiary and quaternary care center in Western North Carolina and the adjoining region. Mission Hospital is licensed for 853 beds and is the region's only trauma center, comprehensive stroke center, Level III neonatal intensive care unit, and includes the only children's hospital in Western North Carolina. Mission Hospital is also a Magnet® designated hospital for nursing excellence.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.