Case Manager, Full Time Day

Kindred Healthcare • Melbourne, FL

10h • Onsite

About The Position

Kindred Hospital Melbourne and Acute Rehabilitation Unit (ARU) is a 58-bed hospital offering extended recovery care. With 47 long-term acute care (LTAC) hospital beds and an 11-bed ARU, the hospital provides 24-hour clinical care seven days a week. The Case Manager coordinates and facilitates patient care through collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Care Transitions (ICT) team. This role ensures optimum utilization of resources, service delivery, and compliance with external review agencies. The Case Manager provides comprehensive assessment, care planning, plan implementation, and evaluation of individual patient needs to enhance patient management and satisfaction, promote continuity of care, and ensure cost-effectiveness through the integration of case management, utilization review, and discharge planning functions.

Requirements

• Postsecondary (Cert/Diploma/Program Grad) from an accredited school of nursing (Required)
• RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure in the state of practice Upon Hire (Required)
• LCSW- License Clinical Social Worker LCSW or LSW Upon Hire (Required)
• 2+ years experience in healthcare setting (Required)
• Must read, write and speak fluent English.
• Must have good and regular attendance.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in nursing or social work: BSN, MSN, BSW or MSW (Preferred)
• CSWCM - Social Work Case Manager Certification Upon Hire (Preferred)
• Prior Experience in case management, utilization review, or discharge planning (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Coordinates clinical and/or psycho-social activities with the Interdisciplinary Team and Physicians.
• Monitors all areas of patients’ stay for effective care coordination and efficient care facilitation.
• Remains current regarding reimbursement modalities, community resources, case management, psychosocial and legal issues that affect patients and providers of care.
• Appropriately refers high risk patients who would benefit from additional support.
• Serves as a patient advocate, enhancing collaborative relationships to maximize the patient’s and family’s ability to make informed decisions.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care.
• Participates in interdisciplinary patient care rounds and/or conferences to review treatment goals, optimize resource utilization, provide family education and identified post hospital needs.
• Collaborates with clinical staff in the development and execution of the plan of care, and achievement of goals.
• Coordinates with interdisciplinary care team, physicians, patients, families, post-acute providers, payors, and others in the planning of the patients’ care throughout the care continuum.

What This Job Offers

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