RN Case Manager - Christian Hospital, Emergency Department

BJC HealthCare • Saint Louis, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Christian Hospital is seeking a compassionate, organized, and collaborative RN Case Manager to join our team. The ED Case Manager plays a vital role in coordinating patient care, facilitating safe and timely discharges, reducing avoidable admissions, and connecting patients with appropriate post-acute resources. The Case Management Department provides services through a collaborative process that assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates options and services to meet an individual's needs. The Case Management Department is responsible for all acute care inpatients where needs have been identified or who have requested assistance, emergency department patients where needs have been identified, and community individuals who request assistance.

Requirements

• RN
• Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing
• <2 years experience
• No Supervisor Experience

Nice To Haves

• BSN
• Previous case management or emergency department experience preferred
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Prior experience with EPIC
• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing
• 2-5 years experience

Responsibilities

• Assesses, coordinates, and evaluates each patient's plan of care.
• Establishes, continuously evaluates, and documents an individualized discharge plan.
• Ensures clinical documentation and cost-effective use of hospital resources.
• Coordinates, negotiates, procures and manages the care of patients to facilitate achievement of quality cost-effective outcomes.
• Works collaboratively with physicians and interdisciplinary staff, internal and external to the organization, to identify and resolve issues.
• Performs and provides consultation regarding Utilization Management and Performance Improvement programs in order to obtain optimum value for the patient and the reimbursement source.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree