Case Manager I (Pool)
About The Position
The Case Manager I (CM I) serves as a key member of the interdisciplinary team and actively manages and directs resource utilization to achieve the highest quality outcomes during a patient's rehabilitation experience. The CM I coordinates and advocates for the patient during their hospitalization and from admission to post discharge. As an effective communicator, the CM I manages information to effectively oversee health care delivery and facilitate interdisciplinary plan of care decisions. The CM I facilitates timely communication regarding the patient's care, establishes and monitors the discharge plan implementation while identifying and addressing patient's psychosocial and support systems issues. The Case Manager I oversees the effective coordination of services and manages issues in the following main areas: admission and discharge, team conference and interdisciplinary plan of care communication, patient and family education, payor relations and total fiscal management. The CM I performs ongoing utilization review and acts as a liaison to the payor while assuring that cost effective treatment is provided by the team. The case manager assures that regulations regarding patient's rights are fulfilled.
Requirements
- Employed as a Case Manager with HealthSouth on or prior to November 18, 2011
- Ability to speak, read, write, and communicate effectively.
- Ability to coordinate, analyze, observe, make decisions, and meet deadlines in a detail-oriented manner.
- Ability to work independently without supervision.
- Meets established attendance standards.
- Adheres to hospital/department dress code including wearing ID badge.
Nice To Haves
- 2 years of rehabilitation experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Manages and directs resource utilization to achieve the highest quality outcomes during a patient's rehabilitation experience.
- Coordinates and advocates for the patient during their hospitalization and from admission to post discharge.
- Manages information to effectively oversee health care delivery and facilitate interdisciplinary plan of care decisions.
- Facilitates timely communication regarding the patient's care.
- Establishes and monitors the discharge plan implementation.
- Identifies and addresses patient's psychosocial and support systems issues.
- Oversees the effective coordination of services and manages issues in the following main areas: admission and discharge, team conference and interdisciplinary plan of care communication, patient and family education, payor relations and total fiscal management.
- Performs ongoing utilization review.
- Acts as a liaison to the payor.
- Assures that cost effective treatment is provided by the team.
- Assures that regulations regarding patient's rights are fulfilled.
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.
- Must be qualified to independently complete an assessment within the scope of practice of his/her discipline (for example, RN, SW, OT, PT, ST, and Rehabilitation Counseling).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
