RN Case Manager (Part Time, Days) Abington-Jefferson
Jefferson Health Plans•Abington Widener Building, PA
•Onsite
About The Position
The RN Case Manager uses advanced nursing skills and knowledge to coordinate care for a defined patient population and facilitate patients’ progression through the continuum of care. The role coordinates discharge planning and establishes safe discharge plans for assigned patients. This is a part-time day position at Abington-Jefferson, scheduled for 24 hours per week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
- Three years of case management or discharge planning experience.
- Demonstrated effective use of conflict-resolution skills as necessary.
- Use an interdisciplinary, collaborative team approach to patient care planning and discharge coordination.
- Understand the impact of developmental stage on adjustment to illness or trauma.
- Ability to identify adolescent behaviors concerning body image, independence, sexual identity, interference with identity development, and denial or minimization of illness severity.
- Understand end-of-life issues.
- Effective communication with neonate, infant, adolescent, and geriatric patients.
- Ability to recognize signs of physical or emotional abuse or neglect.
- Ability to identify hearing and sight deficiencies in geriatric patients.
- Registered Nurse license in Pennsylvania.
Responsibilities
- Interact with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistently with Jefferson’s values.
- Advocate for patients and families throughout the episode of care.
- Facilitate communication among the healthcare team and the patient and family.
- Facilitate patient progression during the hospital stay.
- Review length-of-stay and barrier data during multidisciplinary rounds and escalation/outlier meetings to support patient progression.
- Review patients’ status daily and identify issues requiring priority intervention or attention that could affect the discharge plan.
- Facilitate daily Plan of Care Huddle Rounds as the Patient Progression Leader or support the identified leader; monitor progress and intervene as necessary.
- Proactively identify and resolve barriers to patient care or progression toward discharge.
- Escalate unresolved barriers to department leadership.
Benefits
- Medical insurance, including prescription coverage
- Supplemental insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Retirement plans
- Tuition assistance
- Voluntary benefits, including access to group insurance rates and discounts
- Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service
- Medical insurance, including prescription coverage, is available to all colleagues, including those working less than part-time.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
