RN Case Manager - Weekender Day Shift - Sign-on Bonus

ChristianaCare•Newark, DE

22h•Onsite

About The Position

ChristianaCare - Wilmington Hospital is currently recruiting an RN 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. 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. Our Care Management Triad Team Model is a collaboration between the RN Case Manager (Manages patient care, drives patient progression, and establishes a discharge plan), Social Worker (Resolves psycho-social barriers and supports discharge needs), and Utilization Management (Reviews patient status for appropriateness and anticipated payer coverage).

Requirements

An active RN license in DE or a Compact State is required.
BSN required.
One year of experience as an Acute Care RN Case Manager or RN Utilization Management Required.
Experience in an inpatient hospital setting is required.
Case Management Certification (CMC) is required within 18 months of eligibility.

Nice To Haves

BLS preferred.

Responsibilities

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.