Case Manager ( RN ) - Bronson Lakeview Hospital - PRN Variable

About the role

The Case Manager (RN) at Bronson LakeView Hospital is responsible for moving patients from admission through discharge without disruption to their care. They serve as an advanced clinical resource, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, and ensure appropriate care based on patient needs and hospital capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Moves patients from admission through discharge without disruption to their care through assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of patient caseload.
• Ensures appropriate care is based on patient needs and the hospital's capabilities.
• Serves as an advanced clinical resource to patients, families, and staff in the delivery of care to all patients.
• Works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to provide a continuum of comprehensive cost-effective care.
• Maintains outcomes as a process of continuous improvement.
• Manages and monitors patient progress and documents according to procedure.
• Rounds daily on all assigned patients.
• Identifies readmissions, reasons for readmission, and interventions needed to prevent further readmissions and communicates the plan to the multidisciplinary team.
• Drives multidisciplinary team rounds.
• Documents clear and specific transitional planning reflective of meeting the patient’s level of care need and choices.
• Enacts transitional plan that effectively moves the patient along the care continuum.
• Works cooperatively with the health care team and takes responsibility for ensuring smooth, efficient transition of care between services.
• Ensures appropriate use of community and outpatient resources to adequately support care needs after discharge.
• Manages and coordinates appropriate discharge plans to ensure LOS appropriate for care needs.
• Evaluates outcomes related to the Case Management process including LOS, Readmission reports, patient satisfaction, and financial variances related to case management participation in the patient's care.
• Reports pertinent variances.
• Translates outcomes to principles of healthcare reimbursement.
• Tracks and trends all outlier LOS data to reduce outlier LOS.

Additional Job Description

• All new hires are expected to successfully obtain their BSN (or higher nursing degree) within 8 years of hire date.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 3 years of experience in an acute care hospital setting required.
• Licensed Registered Nurse in good standing with the State of Michigan.
• BLS certification required by completion of core orientation.
• Case Management Certification preferred.
• Ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet, keyboard skills, presentation programs, and other software relevant to the job.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities in a stressful environment.
• Communicates effectively and efficiently with all levels of healthcare providers both verbally and written.
• Demonstrates diverse critical global thinking, decision making, and problem solving abilities.
• Effectively communicates, negotiates, influences, uses sound judgment, and follows up on situations/issues in a timely, appropriate manner.
• Demonstrates ability to assess, prioritize, plan, organize, monitor, and evaluate patient needs and skill level.
• Anticipates patient’s needs and works to quickly resolve.
• Works independently, self-motivated.
• Utilizes effective negotiation and conflict resolution skills.

Qualifications

• Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.
• Works cooperatively with the health care team and takes responsibility for ensuring smooth, efficient transition of care between services.
• Ensures appropriate use of community and outpatient resources to adequately support care needs after discharge.
• Manages and coordinates appropriate discharge plans to ensure LOS appropriate for care needs.
• Evaluates outcomes related to the Case Management process including LOS, Readmission reports, patient satisfaction, and financial variances related to case management participation in the patient's care.
• Reports pertinent variances.
• Translates outcomes to principles of healthcare reimbursement.
• Tracks and trends all outlier LOS data to reduce outlier LOS.

Skills

• Word processing, spreadsheet, keyboard skills, presentation programs, and other software relevant to the job.
• Effective communication skills.
• Collaborative problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Knowledge of hospital policies and procedures.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Variable Time Type Part time Scheduled Weekly Hours 10