Case Manager (CM), Registered Nurse (RN), PRN

Lifepoint Rehabilitation; Alma (MI); On-site; USD 68,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

Education tuition assistance

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Lifepoint Rehabilitation is seeking a dedicated Case Manager/RN at MyMichigan Medical Center Alma. This PRN (as needed) role supports discharge planning, care coordination, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to promote optimal patient outcomes.

You will participate in IPoC documentation, schedule family conferences, and coordinate post-discharge services while ensuring CMS guidelines are followed. A current RN license and strong communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Must hold an active professional license as RN, Social Worker, Respiratory Therapist, Physical Therapist, Speech-Language Pathologist, or Occupational Therapist.
• Experience with discharge planning or care coordination is preferred.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Completes departmental orientation and annual competencies.
• Assist with performance improvement data collection and reporting.
• Collaborate with other departments to coordinate patient care and discharge planning.
• Document IPoC per CMS guidelines and ensure timely workflow entries.
• Schedule family conferences and communicate progress to patients and caregivers.
• Coordinate weekly patient care conferences to refine the treatment plan.

Skills

RN License

Case Management

Discharge Planning

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Job description

Facility Name: MyMichigan Medical Center AlmaSchedule: PRN | Daylight

Your experience mattersLifepoint Rehabilitation is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Case Manager (CM), Registered Nurse (RN) joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you'll contribute

• Completes departmental orientation, initial and annual competencies.
• Assists with departmental specific performance improvement initiatives collecting and reporting data as requested by supervisor.
• As appropriate, consults other departmental staff to collaborate in patient care delivery, identify barriers to care and or discharge and develop solutions/resolution.
• Completes documentation per workflow timeline and content requirements including completion of the Individual Plan of Care (IPoC) per CMS guidelines.
• Schedules family conferences and/or communicates with caregiver following each team conference and more often as needed to keep patient and designated caregiver informed of progress and provides appropriate information related to goal achievement, course of rehabilitation stay, and plans for discharge.
• Coordinates weekly patient care team conferences to facilitate development, monitoring and refinement of treatment plan to achieve identified patient goals and outcomes.
• Reviews the patient's assigned CMG and helps the team identify any potential missed comorbid conditions that are actively being treated during the patient's stay.
• Communicates any findings to the HIM team.
• Communicates effectively with nursing, therapy and other ancillary departments to ensure proper utilization.
• If no Lead Case Manager, the CM participates as the facility representative for national CM Conference calls and communicates new information to the facility CMs.
• Assists with concurrent and retrospective utilization review activities including denials and appeals.
• Works with physicians to conduct peer review with payer medical director when indicated.
• Ensures clinical updates are provided to all insurance payers when due and all payer communications are documented in Meditech.
• Coordinates discharge planning needs including but not limited to; home health services, physician follow up care, durable medical equipment, medical supplies, healthcare services, outpatient therapy, dialysis, skilled nursing care, assisted living care, hospice care, private duty care, etc.
• Responsible for coordinating all patient care needs prior to discharge ensuring a safe thorough discharge plan.
• Ensures patient choice is offered and documented as per CMS' Conditions of Participation for Discharge Planning.
• Identifies trends that impact the quality, cost effectiveness, patient experience and delivery of care services and brings to departmental leadership meetings for discussion and action.
• Performs intake assessment on patient within 24 to 72 hours of admission, preferably within 48 hours.
• Performs follow-up assessments per Case Management Plan and/or hospital policy.
• Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're lookingfor

Applicants must hold a current professional license as a Registered Nurse (RN), Social Worker, Respiratory Therapist, Physical Therapist, Speech-Language Pathologist, or Occupational Therapist.

EEOC Statement

Lifepoint Rehabilitation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Lifepoint Rehabilitation is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.