Case Manager Assistant (LPN)

Arkansas Children's Hospital • Springdale, AR

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Case Manager Assistant works with the case managers to facilitate patient's continuity of care for home at time of discharge. The Assistant is responsible for making referrals to community care agencies and communicating these arrangements with the case manager and documenting in the patient's medical record. Additional duties include assisting in writing appeal letters for denied medical stay and completing discharge follow-up phone calls. Arkansas Children’s is the only hospital system in the state dedicated to caring for children, which enables us to uniquely shape the landscape of pediatric care in Arkansas. Arkansas Children’s is driven by four core values—safety, teamwork, compassion and excellence—which inform every action. Arkansas Children’s Hospital has received Magnet Status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), for nursing excellence and patient outcomes. And we are nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report for Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Pulmonology & Lung Surgery and Urology. For more than a century, Arkansas Children’s has met the unique needs of children. But we’re more than just a hospital treating sick kids—our services include two hospitals, a pediatric research institute, foundation, clinics, education and outreach, all with an unyielding commitment to making children better today and healthier tomorrow. Arkansas Children’s Little Rock campus includes a 336-bed hospital with the state’s only pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center, burn center, Level 4 neonatal intensive care and pediatric intensive care, as well as a nationally-recognized transport service. And Arkansas Children’s Northwest provides inpatient and emergency care, clinic rooms and diagnostic services to children in that corner of the state.

Requirements

• Completion of an approved program per state's requirements.
• Related Field - 1 year of experience
• Licensed Practical Nurse - Arkansas State Board of Nursing (ASBN)

Nice To Haves

• Flu vaccines are required.

Responsibilities

• Complete referral to community resource agencies for patients with home discharge needs.
• Coordinates and communicates the arrangement of the discharge planning activities.
• Documents agencies who will be providing services in the medical record along with the completion of follow-up phone calls.
• Completes discharge follow-up phone calls and documents in medical record. Communicates any relevant gap in providing care to a patient that is identified during the phone call.
• Assist the manager in writing appeal letters for denials of in-patient admissions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree