Care Manager

Willis-Knighton Health System; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

WK Medical Center, part of Willis-Knighton Health System in Shreveport, LA, is seeking a Floor Case Manager for the Care Management team. This full-time, day shift role focuses on coordinating patient care during acute inpatient stays and ensuring proper documentation and utilization of resources.

The candidate must hold a Louisiana RN license and have a minimum of 3 years clinical experience in an acute care setting; utilization and/or case management experience is desirable.

Qualifications

• Valid Louisiana RN license.
• Minimum 3 years clinical experience in an acute care setting; utilization and/or case management experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage patient care throughout the acute inpatient episode.
• Ensure continuity of services and appropriate utilization of resources.
• Document assessments, interventions, and care plans to improve care continuity.
• Escalate needs to the facility case management coordinator, clinical advisor, or director of care management.
• Demonstrate leadership and participate in quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Clinical experience

Case management experience

Education

Louisiana RN license (RN)

Job description

WK Medical Center · Care Management · Care Management

Shreveport , LA

Nursing

Full-Time , Day , 0800-1630

This posting is for a floor case manager.

Description:Coordinate and manage the care throughout the patient’s acute inpatient episode of illness; ensure continuity of services and appropriate utilization and management of resources; ensure proper documentation of assessments, interventions, and care plans to improve care continuity. Appropriately escalates the needs ofthe facility case management coordinator, the clinical advisor, and/or the director of care management. Maintains an up-to-date and working knowledge of payer and provider-based rules, regulations, and processes as they pertain to the management of patient care and the day-today operations of the department.

Demonstrate leadership abilities by exhibiting a proactive approach to the care management process. The case management processes, and key elements involved include planning, facilitating, advocating, educating, monitoring, evaluating, and measuring the various outcomes for each identified patient population. Demonstrate a commitment to group goals and teamwork. Assumes responsibility and accountability for own duties and performance. Participate in the health system's quality improvement initiatives, which include facilitation and implementation of the disease management processes, performance improvement, quality, and outcome management.

This posting is for a floor case manager.

Description:Coordinate and manage the care throughout the patient’s acute inpatient episode of illness; ensure continuity of services and appropriate utilization and management of resources; ensure proper documentation of assessments, interventions, and care plans to improve care continuity. Appropriately escalates the needs ofthe facility case management coordinator, the clinical advisor, and/or the director of care management. Maintains an up-to-date and working knowledge of payer and provider-based rules, regulations, and processes as they pertain to the management of patient care and the day-today operations of the department.

Demonstrate leadership abilities by exhibiting a proactive approach to the care management process. The case management processes, and key elements involved include planning, facilitating, advocating, educating, monitoring, evaluating, and measuring the various outcomes for each identified patient population. Demonstrate a commitment to group goals and teamwork. Assumes responsibility and accountability for own duties and performance. Participate in the health system's quality improvement initiatives, which include facilitation and implementation of the disease management processes, performance improvement, quality, and outcome management.

QUALIFICATIONS

• ValidLouisiananursinglicense(RN)
• Preferaminimumof3yearsclinicalexperienceinanacutecaresetting. Utilization and/or Case Management experience desirable.