Case Manager II - Surgery

Medical-College-of-Wisconsi; Wauwatosa (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, dental insurance

Flexible spending options

403(b) retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Employee & Family Assistance Program (

Pet insurance

On-campus fitness facility

Discounts on local plans

Job summary

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) seeks an experienced coordinator to oversee a multi-disciplinary team delivering patient care from pre-admission to discharge. You will collaborate with physicians and clinical staff to ensure quality care, assist with patient assessments, and coordinate discharge planning.

You will communicate care plans to patients, respond to messages, support medication refills under physician direction, contribute to program evaluation, meetings, and assist with budget

Qualifications

• Biology knowledge, clinical judgment, medicine, cultural awareness, and consulting.
• Medical documentation, interpersonal, practice-based learning and improvement, empathy, and decision making skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient care from pre-admission through discharge to ensure patient progress towards desired outcomes.
• Collaborate daily with physicians and clinical staff to maximize quality care.
• Assist physicians with patient assessments.
• Communicate plan of care to patients including responding to telephone messages and facilitating medication refills under the physician's direction.
• Coordinate patient discharge plan, follow-up and ongoing clinical management post discharge.
• Complete program evaluation summaries.
• Facilitate staff meetings and advisory committee meetings.
• Assist with the fiscal management of annual budgets.
• Provide outreach/education services to other professionals as appropriate.

Skills

Biology knowledge

Clinical judgment

Medicine knowledge

Cultural awareness

Consulting

Medical documentation

Interpersonal skills

Practice-based learning and improve

Empathy

Decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

SummaryCoordinate activities of a multi-disciplinary team involved in managing patient care including utilization management, physicians, social workers and discharge planners.Primary ResponsibilitiesMonitor patient care from pre-admission through discharge to ensure patient progress towards desired outcomes.Collaborate daily with physicians and clinical staff to maximize quality care.Assist physicians with patient assessments.Communicate plan of care to patients including responding to telephone messages and facilitating medication refills under the physician's direction.Coordinate patient discharge plan, follow-up and ongoing clinical management post discharge.Complete program evaluation summaries.Facilitate staff meetings and advisory committee meetings.Assist with the fiscal management of annual budgets.Provide outreach/education services to other professionals as appropriate.Knowledge – Skills – AbilitiesKnowledge of biology, clinical judgment, medicine, cultural awareness, and consulting.Medical documentation, interpersonal, practice-based learning and improvement, empathy, and decision making skills.QualificationsAppropriate experience may be substituted for education on an equivalent basisMinimum Required Education: Bachelor’s degreeMinimum Required Experience: 3 yearsPhysical RequirementsWork requires occasionally lifting moderate weight materials, standing, or walking continuously.Work EnvironmentOccasional exposure to dust, noise, temperature changes, or contact with water or other liquids. Work is performed in an environmentally controlled environment.Sensory AcuityAbility to detect and translate speech or other communication required. May occasionally require the ability to distinguish colors and perceive relative distances between objects.Why MCW?Outstanding Healthcare Coverage, including but not limited to Health, Vision, and Dental. Along with Flexible Spending options403B Retirement PackageCompetitive Vacation and Paid Holidays offeredTuition ReimbursementPaid Parental LeaveEmployee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)Pet InsuranceOn campus Fitness Facility, offering onsite classesAdditional discounted rates on items such as: Select cell phone plans, local fitness facilities, Milwaukee recreation and entertainment etc.For a brief overview of our benefits see: Benefits OverviewFor a full list of positions see: MCW CareersAt MCW all of our endeavors, from our internal operations to our interactions with our partners, are driven by our shared organizational values: Caring – Collaborative – Curiosity – Inclusive – Integrity – Respect. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values diversity in backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives through merit-based processes and in alignment with all applicable laws. We believe that embracing human differences is critical to realize our vision of a healthier world, and we recognize that a healthy and thriving community starts from within. Our values define who we are, what we stand for and how we conduct ourselves at MCW. If you believe in embracing individuality and working together according to these principles to improve health for all, then MCW is the place for you. For more information, please visit our institutional website.MCW as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to Non-Discrimination:The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, or military status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.