Registered Nurse/LMSW Case Manager: Inpatient Units

Roles and Responsibilities

• Evaluates hospital admissions using evidence-based standards of care to assure care is medically necessary and delivered at the most appropriate level of care.
• Communicates effectively with providers and care teams to ensure medical necessity and patient status are appropriately captured and documented.
• Actively participates in multidisciplinary rounds as available.
• Issues federal and state notices as indicated.
• Serves as discharge planner for patients as assigned.
• Assesses patient risk for readmission, ability to self-manage and identifies community support systems as appropriate.
• Ensures patient demographics, insurance, primary care provider, and advanced directives are up to date in EMR.
• Facilitates referrals to support teams and community-based organizations.
• Works to identify and eliminate barriers to discharge.
• Is flexible in assuming other responsibilities not noted above.

Required Skills and Experience

• Education - Graduation from accredited Nursing or Masters of Social Work program.
• Expected to complete Case Management Certification - or equivalent - within 18 months of hire.
• Experience - Minimum 2 to 3 years' experience in an acute care hospital setting or similar health care case experience.
• Knowledge of community-based organizations and strong communication, organizational, critical thinking and problem solving skills required.
• Computer literacy and knowledge of EMR systems.
• Demonstrates resilience in coping with challenging situations as well as the emotional stability and organizational skills necessary to meet the demands of the busy healthcare environment.
• Licensure - current unrestricted NY State Licensure RN/LMSW.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, sit or ambulate for long periods. Ability to mobilize freely around units, transport self to site locations, and perform required data entry into EMR and alternate data management systems.