CARE MANAGER

Southwest General; Middleburg Heights (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest General in Ohio is seeking a Care Manager to coordinate care across the episode, ensuring safe, efficient outcomes and reducing duplication of services. The role emphasizes discharge planning, post-discharge connections, and collaboration with the care team and external providers.

Responsibilities include assessing discharge needs, preventing readmissions, arranging referrals, and locating community resources to support patient and family goals.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of recent clinical nursing or related nursing field experience.
• Experience in care management, case management, or utilization review preferred.
• Excellent critical thinking and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care across the episode of care and discharge planning.
• Lead bedside interdisciplinary rounds and collaborate with care team.
• Assess discharge needs and arrange referrals for continuing care.
• Identify community resources to support patient goals and reduce readmissions.

Skills

Care coordination

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Education

BSN preferred

Ohio RN License

Job description

The Care Manager is responsible for carrying out care coordination of the assigned patient population during the episode of care to ensure safe and effective outcomes across the continuum of care. The Care Manager oversees interdisciplinary activity relevant to managing the patient population and integrating services and/or departments around the organizing principles of acute case management. This will include but is not limited to bedside interdisciplinary rounds. The Care Manager must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide services appropriate to age groups according to specific chronological age, developmental age, and/or psycho-social maturity. This role works to provide efficient coordination of care and resources with quality outcomes while minimizing costs and duplication of services. The Care Manager will work collaboratively with the management and staff involved in the patient’s plan of care and discharge planning process as well as those facilities, organizations, and individuals providing post discharge care and services. This position will facilitate creating a safe and effective discharge plan associated with patient/family healthcare goals with input obtained from the care team. Specific duties include assessing and screening patients for discharge needs, performing readmission prevention activities, coordinating and providing referrals for continuing care, and locating available community resources for patients.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing. BSN graduate preferred.

Required length and type of experience:

• Minimum of five (5) years recent experience in clinical nursing or related nursing field. (e.g. Case Management or Utilization Review)
• Previous Care Management, Case Management or Care Coordination experience preferred
• Excellent critical thinking and communication skills

Required licensure, certification or registry:

Current licensure by Ohio State Board of Nursing.