Case Manager Extender/PRN (Scheduled as Needed)

Hendricks Regional Health • Danville, IN

128d

About The Position

The purpose of the case manager extender is to serve patients who have been discharged from the hospital or are to be admitted to the hospital. Focus is on the facilitation of the transitions before and after the acute episode of care, with attention to medical, psychosocial, and economic concerns. Particular attention is paid to those with preexisting and chronic care conditions and functional limitations to assist in navigating the system to decrease fragmentation, duplication and inefficiencies and promote coordination of comprehensive services, increase patient engagement and satisfaction, and enhance optimal health outcomes and quality of life for patients. The case manager extender performs activities as an adjunct to the case managers, as well as overall department functioning.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree preferred from an accredited college or university with additional healthcare experience.
• Will consider applicable certification with substantial related healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

• Participation in departmental, hospital and community meetings and initiatives concerning transitions of care.
• Assessment and development of initial screen and evaluation for non-complex planned admissions under the supervision of an RN or SW case manager.
• Facilitate access to service and resource brokering (SNF, home care, hospice, infusion, LTAC, DME, transportation, etc) for maximization of optimal health care outcomes pre and post admission.
• Reassessment of plan and monitoring for changes in condition for low-risk patients.
• Partnership development and sustainability with physician practices and outpatient service providers and pertinent community services.
• Act as point person for post-acute care providers concerning issues with provisions of care.
• Act as a point person for the HRH Physician practices concerning provision of care.
• System integration/continuity of care and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Maintains accurate information concerning contact persons with community partners.
• Medicare Important Message and Observation letters.
• Float as assigned by TOC clinical manager and TOC team leaders.
• Utilization review and case management assignments for inpatients and those receiving outpatient services as requested.
• Attention to accuracy and completeness of disposition coding and After Visit Summary.
• Management of department resources including the TOC DME Loaner closet.
• Department communication including addressing phone calls and visitors to the department main office.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Industry: Utilities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree