IHC Case Manager

About the role

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Case Manager with our UCM Home Care team. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity, and you will be traveling in the field between patient's homes. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

Responsibilities

• Conducts comprehensive initial assessments of patients and their families to identify home healthcare needs.
• Performs thorough physical assessments and obtains detailed medical histories, including current conditions, past illnesses, medications, functional status, and psychosocial factors, to develop individualized plans of care.
• Performs ongoing patient assessments and reassessments to evaluate nursing needs and adjust care plans based on changes in patient conditions.
• Develops, implements, and revises individualized care plans with measurable goals, incorporating therapeutic, preventive, rehabilitative, and psychosocial interventions.
• Collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary team members to establish and achieve patient-centered care goals.
• Administers prescribed treatments and skilled nursing interventions in accordance with physician orders and agency policies.
• Maintains accurate, timely clinical documentation, including comprehensive assessments, provide treatment, progress notes, care plan updates, and interdisciplinary and physician communications.
• Coordinates care with physicians, therapists, social workers, home health aides, and community resources to promote effective care coordination and patient advocacy, ensure continuity, and provide quality care.
• Coordinates ordering of durable medical equipment, supplies, and ancillary services necessary to support patient care in the home.
• Supervises, instructs, and evaluates Home Health Aides every 14 days and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) every 30 days to ensure compliance with agency standards, quality of care, and regulatory requirements.
• Participates in after hours, weekend and holiday on-call rotations, responding promptly to patient needs and providing clinical support as required.

Qualifications

• Current state of Illinois nursing license as an RN.
• Current BLS through American Heart Association (AHA) is required.
• One to two years of recent acute care or post-acute care experience required.
• One year of home health care experience preferred.
• Excellent assessment skills, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving/critical thinking skills, computer skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
• Possesses and maintains a valid driver’s license and current automobile insurance and has the availability of personal and dependable mode(s) of transportation to conduct home visits.