Case Manager, Rehabilitation Licensed Exempt

Lifepoint Health • Las Vegas, NV

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Case Manager (CM) is responsible for providing care coordination including needs assessment and identification of care options, communication with patients and families in an interdisciplinary environment consistent with the position's qualifications, professional practices and ethical standards. This role involves completing departmental orientation, initial and annual competencies, and assisting with departmental specific performance improvement initiatives by collecting and reporting data as requested by supervisor. The Case Manager will also consult with other departmental staff to collaborate in patient care delivery, identify barriers to care or discharge, and develop solutions. Documentation is completed per workflow timeline and content requirements, including the Individual Plan of Care (IPoC) per CMS guidelines. The position requires scheduling family conferences and communicating with caregivers to keep them informed of progress, goal achievement, rehabilitation stay, and discharge plans. Additionally, the Case Manager coordinates weekly patient care team conferences to facilitate the development, monitoring, and refinement of treatment plans to achieve identified patient goals and outcomes, and communicates effectively with nursing, therapy, and other ancillary departments to ensure proper utilization.

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse or Social Work licensure or Healthcare professional licensure as Respiratory Therapist, Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist or Occupational Therapist.

Responsibilities

• Providing care coordination including needs assessment and identification of care options
• Communication with patients and families in an interdisciplinary environment
• Completing departmental orientation, initial and annual competencies
• Assisting with departmental specific performance improvement initiatives collecting and reporting data
• Consulting other departmental staff to collaborate in patient care delivery, identify barriers to care and or discharge and develop solutions/resolution
• Completing documentation per workflow timeline and content requirements including completion of the Individual Plan of Care (IPoC) per CMS guidelines
• Scheduling family conferences and/or communicating with caregiver following each team conference and more often as needed to keep patient and designated caregiver informed of progress and provides appropriate information related to goal achievement, course of rehabilitation stay, and plans for discharge
• Coordinating weekly patient care team conferences to facilitate development, monitoring and refinement of treatment plan to achieve identified patient goals and outcomes
• Communicating effectively with nursing, therapy and other ancillary departments to ensure proper utilization

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed