RN Unit Base Case Manager - WIP Day Shift

ChristianaCare • Wilmington, DE

23d • Onsite

About The Position

RN Case Manager – Weekender - Day Shift Saturday & Sunday (Plus one rotating Friday shift 4-8pm). Wilmington, DE ChristianaCare - Wilmington Hospital is currently recruiting an RN Acute Care Case Manager - Weekender with experience in Transitional Care or Discharge Planning in an Acute Care Hospital Setting As part of our Weekend Incentive Program (WIP), you will be required to work 3 out of 4 weekends in a four-week schedule. This includes a 12-hour day shift on Saturdays and Sundays, along with one rotating Friday shift. Additionally, there will be an annual rotating holiday every other year. Weekend Incentive Program Includes: Special rate of pay and full benefits, except for Paid Time Off (PTO). The RN Case Manager will be responsible for managing patient care, driving patient progression, and establishing a discharge plan. This includes functioning as a member of the interdisciplinary team, creating, implementing, and monitoring treatment plans to ensure safe, timely, and effective transitions throughout the care continuum and discharge planning. The Care Management Model: Our Care Management Triad Team Model is a collaboration between the following: RN Case Manager - Manages patient care, drives patient progression, and establishes a discharge plan. Social Worker – Resolves psycho-social barriers and supports discharge needs. Utilization Management – Reviews patient status for appropriateness and anticipated payer coverage. CARE MANAGEMENT: Identify patients who have post-acute care, placement, and complex discharge planning needs based on a comprehensive assessment that includes physical, as well as psycho-social factors/needs. Anticipate, initiate, and establish a discharge plan for patients with post-acute care needs, collaborating with the physician, nurse, and other health care providers, the patient, their family/primary caregiver(s), third-party payers, and employer following established clinical guidelines, standards, and pathways. Review the admission assessment and collaborate with the primary nurse and other health care providers to ensure a multidisciplinary care plan is in place to meet identified patient care needs and desired outcomes. Identify system issues that serve as barriers to care. Participates in the development and implementation of strategies to remove barriers and facilitate patient progression. About Us ChristianaCare is located in Delaware and is one of the country’s most dynamic healthcare organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible, and lowering healthcare costs. ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of primary care and outpatient services, home health care, urgent care centers, three hospitals (1,336 beds), a freestanding emergency department, a Level I trauma center, and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care, and women’s health. It also includes the pioneering Gene Editing Institute. Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware. This 1,007-bed, 1.3-million-square-foot modern facility provides a level of care only available in large-scale teaching hospitals. Christiana Hospital includes Delaware's only Level-I Trauma center (as verified by the American College of Surgeons), which is prepared to handle the most extreme medical emergencies. In fact, it is the only Level-I Trauma center on the East Coast corridor between Baltimore and Philadelphia. Christiana Hospital has also been nationally recognized in U.S. News & World Report's Best Regional Hospitals rankings as #1 in Delaware and #3 in the Philadelphia metro area, plus High Performing in 9 Adult Procedures/Conditions Christiana Care Health System Website

Requirements

• An active RN license in DE or a Compact State is required.
• BSN required.
• Experience in an inpatient hospital setting with a focus on acute care is required.
• Case Management Certification (CMC) is required within 18 months of eligibility.

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience as an RN Case Manager preferred.
• BLS preferred.

Responsibilities

• managing patient care
• driving patient progression
• establishing a discharge plan
• functioning as a member of the interdisciplinary team
• creating, implementing, and monitoring treatment plans to ensure safe, timely, and effective transitions throughout the care continuum and discharge planning
• Identify patients who have post-acute care, placement, and complex discharge planning needs based on a comprehensive assessment that includes physical, as well as psycho-social factors/needs
• Anticipate, initiate, and establish a discharge plan for patients with post-acute care needs, collaborating with the physician, nurse, and other health care providers, the patient, their family/primary caregiver(s), third-party payers, and employer following established clinical guidelines, standards, and pathways
• Review the admission assessment and collaborate with the primary nurse and other health care providers to ensure a multidisciplinary care plan is in place to meet identified patient care needs and desired outcomes
• Identify system issues that serve as barriers to care
• Participates in the development and implementation of strategies to remove barriers and facilitate patient progression

Benefits

• ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program.
• Special rate of pay and full benefits, except for Paid Time Off (PTO).
• WIP positions are merit eligible.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level