Case Manager, RN - Case Management - Per Diem 8 Hour Days (Non-Exempt) (Union)

About the role

Keck Medicine of USC is a community creating a lasting impact in healthcare, and every team member contributes to a culture built on growth, collaboration, and well-being – because Together, We Are Limitless.

Responsibilities

• Clinical Care Coordination
• Able to effectively manage a case load of 18-20 patients
• Utilizes the online Work list to manage daily assigned caseload
• Assesses physical and biopsychosocial needs of the patient through clinical assessment and utilizing data from multiple sources
• Analyzes and interprets data in collaboration with patient, family, physician, health care team to develop a plan of care
• Ensures that a physician-specific plan of care is in place for all patients
• Actively participates in interdisciplinary meetings
• Initiates a discharge planning assessment within 24 business hours of admission and documents in computer system
• Assesses ongoing discharge planning needs and documents in the computer system as changes to the plan occur
• Demonstrates collaborative working relationship with social workers to ensure patient psychosocial needs are met
• Participates in physician and unit rounds
• Completes Medicare One Day Stay forms timely
• Completes disposition form for Medicare patients timely
• Consultant
• Serves as a consultant to the health care team to identify financial issues that may affect care
• Participates in the education of health care team members on current healthcare issues impacting practice patterns and reimbursement
• Educates physicians and health care team on observation status, as appropriate
• Leadership
• Represents the department in a positive and professional manner
• Assists with orientation of new staff
• Delegates and assists with supervision of Case Management Assistants
• Makes appropriate referrals to Physician Advisor, communicating accurate clinical information
• Participates in InterQual competency testing as requested by department director
• Outcomes Management
• Participates in core measure process in identification of appropriate patients
• Participates in hospital quality improvement processes and helps identify opportunities to improve care
• Adheres to TENET policies and procedures
• Identifies compliance and ethical issues and reports appropriately
• Patient Advocacy
• Respects patient/family values and beliefs
• Responds promptly to patient/family requests
• Supports patient/family with end-of-life issues, making appropriate referrals
• Includes patient/family in care decisions and discharge planning
• Patient Education
• Affords health care team with identification of patient/family educational needs for discharge
• Informs patient/family of discharge plans
• Works with post-acute services to address educational needs to ensure a safe discharge plan
• Resource Management
• Proposes alternative treatment options to ensure a cost-effective and efficient plan of care
• Identifies and creates solutions to remove barriers that may impede optimal patient care
• Identifies and documents avoidable delays in the M drive
• Maintains awareness of current managed care contract requirements
• Participates in appeal process
• Performs and documents InterQual assessments upon admission
• Performs and documents InterQual assessments upon a change in level of care
• Performs and documents InterQual assessments at least every three days
• Performs and documents InterQual assessments upon discharge
• Completes clinical reviews timely and communicates to appropriate payer
• Documents payer communication and authorization in the Authorization log
• Completes and submits TAR’s for processing within 3 working days of patient discharge
• Notifies director and physician advisor timely of patients who do not meet InterQual criteria

Requirements

• Req Associate’s Degree Nursing
• Req 3 years Clinical experience
• Req Knowledge of case management principles and healthcare management
• Req Problem solving skills and ability to multi-task

Preferred Qualifications

• Pref Bachelor’s Degree Nursing
• Pref 1 year Case management or utilization review experience within the last three years preferred

Required Licenses/Certifications

• Req Registered Nurse - RN (CA DCA)
• Req Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
• Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City)

Benefits

The hourly rate range for this position is $47.31 – $100.00. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.