RN Inpatient Case Manager
About The Position
The Inpatient Care Manager II is responsible for working with assigned patients, including assessing, facilitating, planning, and advocating health needs on an individual basis. This position also performs admission screening for all patients in a bed for medical necessity, reviews for appropriateness of setting, utilization, care planning quality and facilitates discharge planning on admission and concurrent basis. WHO WE ARE With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm with a weekend rotation (about every 5th weekend)
Requirements
- Associate degree in Nursing required
- IL Registered Nurse (RN) required
- 5 years of Nursing/Patient Care experience required
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred
- Certified Case Manager (CCM) preferred
- 2 years of Case Management experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate, concise and timely documentation in EPIC and DOC flowsheets for discharge planning and payer authorization.
- Act as liaison and coordinate with hospital multidisciplinary team, post-discharge providers and patient/family with the transition of care.
- Comply with all accrediting bodies, governmental agencies, and third-party payer requirements related to discharge planning and mandated reporting.
- Review admissions, level of care, continued stay utilizing nationally recognized criteria with respect to medical necessity, appropriateness of care and quality concerns.
- Provide clinical coordination of care including chronic care conditions.
- Work with quality department to improve the quality of care in acute and ambulatory settings.
Benefits
- Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
