Clinical Case Manager Home Health

WORKING NURSES HEALTHCARE•Palm Beach Gardens, FL

1d•$62,400 - $70,000•Onsite

About The Position

Working Nurses Homecare is a post-acute care provider located in Margate, FL. We work with hospitals, physicians, and families in the Broward County area to deliver exceptional, patient-centered care in the home. Our goal is to empower patients to manage their health at home and improve their quality of life.

Requirements

Clinical Operations and Home Care experience
Strong knowledge of medicine and home care standards of practice
Experience in training and mentoring staff.
Experience with quality improvement processes and protocol.
Knowledge of Medicare rules and regulations
Current state license as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
Experience with electronic medical records systems.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Home health Nurse or Nurse Manager a plus.

Responsibilities

Accomplishes clients’ care by assessing treatment needs; developing, monitoring, and evaluating treatment plans and progress; facilitating interdisciplinary approaches; monitoring staff performance.
Admits new clients by reviewing records and applications, conducting orientations.
Determines clients’ requirements by completing intake interviews; determining need for therapeutic medical, psycho-social, and psychiatric evaluations; reviewing therapist evaluations, treatment objectives, and plans.
Establishes treatment programs by setting schedules and routines; coordinating services being provided; arranging resources, including transportation and escort.
Monitors cases by verifying clients’ attendance; observing and evaluating treatments and responses; advocating for needed services and entitlements; obtaining additional resources; intervening in crises; providing personal support.
Maintains clients’ records by reviewing case notes; logging events and progress.
Communicates clients’ progress by conducting weekly interdisciplinary meetings and evaluations; disseminating results and obstacles to therapeutic team and family; identifying treatment influences.
Prepares clients’ discharge by reviewing and amplifying discharge plans; coordinating discharge and post-discharge requirements; orienting and training family members; providing resources.
Improves staff competence by providing educational resources; balancing work requirements with learning opportunities; evaluating the application of learning to changes in treatment results.
Improves treatment results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; implementing changes; rewriting policies and procedures.
Meets budget by monitoring expenses; implementing cost-saving actions.
Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing treatment and results data and trends; compiling statistics; completing grant and subsidy applications.
Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.