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Encompass Health - Mount Sterling, KY
posted about 1 month ago
About the position
The Case Manager at Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital plays a crucial role in coordinating patient care and ensuring the highest quality outcomes during their rehabilitation journey. This position involves managing resources, advocating for patients, and facilitating communication among healthcare teams to support patients recovering from various conditions. The Case Manager is expected to inspire patients, monitor discharge plans, and address psychosocial issues, all while adhering to patient rights and cost-effective treatment standards.
Responsibilities
- Actively manage and direct use of resources to achieve the highest quality outcomes and patient experiences.
- Coordinate and advocate for the patient during hospitalization, from admission to post-discharge.
- Manage information/communication to effectively oversee healthcare delivery and facilitate interdisciplinary plan-of-care decisions.
- Monitor the discharge plan implementation while identifying/addressing the patient's psychosocial and support-systems issues.
- Oversee the coordination of services and manage issues in the areas of admission/discharge, team conference/interdisciplinary plan-of-care communication, patient/family education, payor relations and total fiscal management.
- Ensure that cost-effective treatment is provided and patient's-rights regulations are followed.
Requirements
- 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).
- Two or more years of rehabilitation experience preferred but not required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills a must.
- Ability to coordinate, analyze, observe, make decisions and meet deadlines in a detail-oriented manner required.
- Ability to work independently essential.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in a rehabilitation setting is preferred.
- Certification in CCM® or ACM is preferred.
Benefits
- Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full and part-time employees and their families.
- Generous paid time off that increases with tenure.
- Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities.
- Company-matching 401(k) and employee stock-purchase plans.
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
