Acute Care Manager (RN)

Trinity Health•Fort Lauderdale, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Acute Care Manager coordinates and manages patient care to help meet patients’ multiple needs, ensure handover and continuity of services, and reduce fragmentation of care. The role collaborates with interprofessional acute care, ambulatory, and post-acute care management teams to improve communication across the continuum of care. The position supports appropriate clinical documentation and level-of-care decisions, consults and educates medical staff on patient status, placement, payer requirements, and resource utilization, and coordinates care and interventions for effective outcomes and transitions. It identifies and removes barriers to care, evaluates admission status and criteria, and applies knowledge of healthcare economics, reimbursement methodologies, and clinical practice to daily work. The position is onsite and full time at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license in the State of Florida.
Minimum of 3 years of clinical experience.
Ability to independently analyze clinical, financial, and social situations; identify problems and alternative courses of action; and direct the healthcare team with urgency and drive.
BLS certification from the American Heart Association.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
3–5 years of direct patient care or case management experience in a hospital of similar size and scope.
ACLS certification.

Responsibilities

Ensure clinical documentation supports the appropriate level of care.
Analyze current clinical status, treatment plans, and medical history to identify potential gaps in physician documentation.
Identify the principal diagnosis, secondary conditions, comorbidities, complications, and procedures documented in the medical record.
Consult with and educate medical staff regarding patient status, placement, payer requirements, and resource utilization.
Coordinate appropriate sequencing of care and interventions to support optimal outcomes and smooth transitions across the hospital and continuum of care.
Proactively identify and remove barriers that impede progress of care.
Coordinate appropriate level of care with admission status determination.
Ensure a clear admission order and act on cases that do not meet admission criteria.
Anticipate principal diagnoses and procedures.
Maintain knowledge of healthcare economics, trends, and reimbursement methodologies and apply it to daily practice.
Recognize situations requiring immediate intervention.
Continue professional development and apply the knowledge and skills needed to provide appropriate patient care.