Case Manager - RN

Independence Health System Careers•Butler, PA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Case Managers are experienced Registered Nurses who interact with the patient, families, physicians and other members of the interdisciplinary team to facilitate quality and cost effective care. An essential component to all roles includes the evaluation of medical necessity and intensity of service of each admission to arrive at decisions regarding medical appropriateness for the requested level of care. Communicates with the various payers/insurance companies to authorize services and ensure appropriate reimbursement to the facility. Actively promotes collaboration among all interdisciplinary care providers, including physicians to effectively identify needs for continued inpatient care or appropriate alternate levels of care. There is coordination to affect an appropriate discharge plan with the Case Managers ensuring arrangements of placement/services upon discharge. Assist to identify and make efforts to correct delays in services, fragmentation of care and gaps in communication. Patient outcome monitoring and participation in continuous performance improvement are also requirements in this role.

Requirements

Graduate of a Registered Nurse Program
Current PA RN license
Three years recent clinical experience
Excellent communication skills
Skills in customer service
Demonstrates leadership ability
Commitment to the delivery of quality patient care
Ability to develop and maintain effective, professional relationships with all members of the health care team
Standing - Frequent
Walking - Frequent
Sitting - Frequent
Stairs - Frequent
Grasping - Constant
Finger Manipulation - Constant
Seeing - Constant
Hearing - Constant
Repetitive Upper Extremity Use - Constant
Repetitive Lower Extremity Use - Constant
Pushing - Constant Up to 20#
Pulling - Constant Up to 20#
Lift - Floor to waist - Constant Up to 20#
Lift - Waist to shoulder - Constant Up to 20#
Lift - Shoulder to overhead - Constant Up to 20#
Carrying - Constant Up to 20#
Working in cramped quarters - Frequent
Constant interruptions - Constant
Exposure to radiant energy, i.e. computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift) - Constant

Nice To Haves

Bachelor Degree in Nursing
Healthcare Provider CPR
Managed care or previous Case Management/Utilization Review experience

Responsibilities

Evaluate medical necessity and intensity of service of each admission to arrive at decisions regarding medical appropriateness for the requested level of care.
Communicate with various payers/insurance companies to authorize services and ensure appropriate reimbursement to the facility.
Promote collaboration among all interdisciplinary care providers, including physicians to effectively identify needs for continued inpatient care or appropriate alternate levels of care.
Coordinate to affect an appropriate discharge plan, ensuring arrangements of placement/services upon discharge.
Identify and make efforts to correct delays in services, fragmentation of care and gaps in communication.
Monitor patient outcomes and participate in continuous performance improvement.