RN - Case Manager

Freeman Health System•Joplin, MO

About The Position

Our Mission To improve the health of the communities we serve through contemporary, innovative, quality healthcare solutions. Schedule: Full Time About Us – Social Services The Social Services team provides discharge planning to every patient who needs assistance with placements, equipment, services, social issues, etc. Each inpatient department is assigned a Social Worker. This includes Freeman West, East and Neosho Our team collaborates with physicians, nurses, ancillary staff, patients, and their families to provide the best care possible What You’ll Do Responsible for assessing patients’ medical and psychosocial needs upon admission and coordinating all aspects of discharge planning. Facilitates post‑acute care services, including DME, home health, and referrals to SNF, IRF, and LTACH facilities. Collaborates daily with the care team, patients, and families to ensure timely, appropriate discharge plans. Interpret clinical data to guide care decisions, assess medical necessity, and meet payer requirements. Provides education on disease management, medications, and available community resources to support successful transitions of care.

Requirements

Current Missouri Registered Nurse license or current Registered Nurse license from a compact state. If a compact license is held, it must be in the nurse’s state of residence.
AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers within 30 days.
Clinic Competency Assessment annually by transcript due date.

Responsibilities

Assessing patients’ medical and psychosocial needs upon admission and coordinating all aspects of discharge planning.
Facilitates post‑acute care services, including DME, home health, and referrals to SNF, IRF, and LTACH facilities.
Collaborates daily with the care team, patients, and families to ensure timely, appropriate discharge plans.
Interpret clinical data to guide care decisions, assess medical necessity, and meet payer requirements.
Provides education on disease management, medications, and available community resources to support successful transitions of care.

Benefits

For eligible full time and part time employees Freeman offers a wide variety of career opportunities, a great work culture and generous benefits, most starting day one!
Health, vision, dental insurance
Retirement with employer match
Wellness program with discounts to Health Insurance or Cash Bonus with Participation
Milestone payments with longevity of employment
Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flex time off (FTO)
Extended Sick pay
Learning Center designated only for Freeman Family members
Payroll deduction at different locations such as The Daily Grind, Freeman Gift Shop, Cafeteria, etc.
As the only locally owned, not-for-profit health system in the area, Freeman focuses on meeting the health and wellness needs of those we serve as well as the needs of our employees.
Freeman in Joplin, Missouri, is a 460-bed, three-hospital system providing comprehensive healthcare services to an area that includes more than 450,000 from Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
Freeman Health System includes Freeman Hospital West, Freeman Hospital East, Freeman Neosho Hospital and Ozark Center – the area’s largest provider of behavioral health services – as well as two urgent care clinics, dozens of physician clinics and a variety of specialty services.