RNCM - RN Care Manager, Acute - Case Management - Full-Time - Days - Bayfront Hospital - St Pete

Bayfront Health•Saint Petersburg, FL

11d•Onsite

About The Position

An RN Care Manager (RNCM) is a registered nurse responsible for coordinating patient care across the continuum, ensuring safe, efficient, and appropriate utilization of healthcare resources while maintaining a strong focus on quality outcomes. The RNCM promotes and facilitates effective management of hospital resources from admission to discharge, collaborating with the assigned clinical team to identify patients most likely to benefit from care coordination services to include assessing patients’ risk factors and the need for care coordination, clinical utilization management and the transition to the next appropriate level of care.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
Must hold and maintain a current Florida RN license.
Handle with Care (HWC) Certification is required for the Behavioral Health Unit within 90 days of hire. The Handle with Care training and education will be provided onsite to all team members.
Three (3) years of experience in chronic disease management, care management, care coordination, utilization management, or acute clinical care.

Responsibilities

Care Coordination
Assess patients upon admission for discharge planning needs
Develop and implement individualized care transition plans
Collaborate with physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, and ancillary services
Ensure smooth transitions to post-acute care (SNF, rehab, home health, hospice)
Prevent avoidable delays in care or discharge
Monitor length of stay (LOS) and address barriers early
Participate in payer communication and authorization processes
Discharge Planning
Identify social, financial, and clinical barriers
Coordinate with families and caregivers
Arrange services such as DME, home health, transportation, or community resources
Ensure safe and timely discharge to the appropriate level of care
Patient & Family Advocacy
Educate patients and families about care plans and options
Promote informed decision-making
Address Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) impacting recovery
Compliance & Documentation
Maintain accurate documentation supporting medical necessity
Ensure regulatory and accreditation standards are met
Participate in quality improvement initiatives
Initially and concurrently assesses all patients within assigned population to include, but not limited to:
Accurate medical necessity screening and submission for Physician Advisor review
Care coordination that includes admitting diagnosis/ medical history, current treatments, age, payment source, resources, support systems, anticipated needs, expected length of stay, appropriate level of service, special/ personal needs, and other relevant information.
Assignment of initial DRG to determine GMLOS, while concurrently monitoring and managing LOS and transition planning as appropriate through assessment and reassessment and the application of InterQual guidelines.
Leading and facilitating multi-disciplinary patient care conferences
Managing concurrent disputes
Making appropriate referrals to other departments
Identifying and referring complex patients to Social Work Services
Communicating with patients and families about the plan of care
Leading and facilitating Complex Case Review
Identification and documentation of potentially avoidable days
Identification and reporting over and underutilization
Ensures compliance with all regulatory standards including Federal, State, Local and Joint Commission with review requirements for Managed Contracts, Medicare, Medicaid, and Campus related to admission and continued stay approval.
Adheres to Utilization Management Plan.
Integrates National standards for care management scope of services including:
Utilization Management supporting medical necessity and denial prevention
Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention and patient satisfaction
Care Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring care is the right sequence and appropriate level of care
Education provided to physicians, patients, families, and caregivers.
Communicates appropriately and timely with the interdisciplinary team and third-party payers.
Prioritizes activities in assigned areas to focus on high risk, high cost, and problem prone areas.
Develops collaborative relationships with patient business, nursing, physicians, and patient/family to facilitate efficient movement through the continuum of care.
Monitors and evaluates data, fiscal outcomes, and other relevant information to develop and implement strategies for improvement.
Forwards identified quality and/or risk issues appropriately.
Maintains positive relationships with outside/onsite reviewers and other payer representatives.
Identifies cultural, socio-economic, religious, and other factors that may impact treatment.
Involves patient’s family in the development of the treatment plan as appropriate while explaining procedures, therapies, systems treatment plans, and discharge plans in age/developmental/educational specific terms to patient/family.
Reviews patient’s discharge plan at multidisciplinary meetings and/or staffing to facilitate communication with other healthcare team members.
Prioritizes workload to manage multiple priorities while using problem-solving skills to meet goals.
Enhances professional growth by participating in educational programs, current literature and/or workshops.
Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment.
Respects the rights and privacy of others and holds staff member information in strict confidence.
Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures
Maintains records and documentation of work performed in an organized and easily retrievable fashion while maintaining confidentiality of data and patient information.
Reviews current literature on a regular basis, maintains reference materials and updates as required, and keeps abreast of relevant reimbursement information.
Actively serves on committees and task forces to promote quality, cost-effective care for patient population.
Required skills include demonstrated organizational skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to lead and coordinate activities of a diverse group of people in a fast-paced environment, critical thinking and problem-solving skills and computer literacy.
Performs other duties as assigned or required.