Case Manager - PRN

Universal Health Services; Austin (TX); Sur place; USD 50 000 - 70 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Challenging and rewarding work environment

Generous Paid Time Off

401(K) with company match

Career development opportunities

Résumé du poste

A healthcare service provider located in Austin is seeking a PRN Case Manager to coordinate patient care for those undergoing treatment. The role involves maintaining communication regarding treatment, contributing to discharge planning, and adhering to regulatory guidelines. Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree or higher and three years of relevant experience, particularly in substance abuse and psychiatric care. The position offers a challenging work environment with benefits like competitive compensation and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in a similar role.
• Experience in working with adults with substance abuse and psychiatric diagnoses.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate patient care throughout treatment.
• Maintain communication on treatment documentation.
• Contribute to discharge planning and authorizations.

Connaissances

Knowledge of substance abuse and psychiatric patient services

Professional verbal and written communication

Ability to maintain professional records

Skill in developing therapeutic relationships

Formation

Bachelor's degree in humanities or Master's degree

Description du poste

Responsibilities

Texas NeuroRehab Center is a specialized treatment facility located ten minutes from downtown Austin on 67 wooded acres. We have served the Austin community for over 60-years and are proud of our history and tenured leadership team.

Today, Texas NeuroRehab Center provides complex medical and brain injury rehab for ages 13 years and older and neurobehavioral residential treatment services for children and adolescents. The capabilities of the facility as a whole allow for integrated and specialized care for children, adolescents and adults facing difficult challenges.

Texas NeuroRehab Center is currently accepting applicants for a PRN Case Manager. The Case Manager will coordinate patient care throughout the course of treatment for patients. Maintain communication system based on documentation and verbal exchange regarding treatment. Communicate with internal and external entities to facilitate acquisition of treatment authorization and resources. Contribute to discharge planning. Assist with authorizations related to discharge plan. Complete treatment plans within regulatory and licensing guidelines. Facilitate weekly utilization review meeting.

Benefits for a Case Manager

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

Qualifications

The following are the job requirements for the Case Manager position.

SKILLS KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of substance abuse and psychiatric patient services. Professional verbal and written skills needed for communicating the patient status, and treatment needs to payers, families, professionals, paraprofessional employees of the hospital, and members of the patient's community. Able to maintain professional records and patient confidentiality and ability to maintain professional relationships with staff and patients. Knowledge of Special Treatment Procedures. Able to develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families. Skill in preparing and maintaining appropriate medical record documentation.

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in the humanities (or related degree) or Master's degree. Experience may be considered in lieu of education.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: Current Driver’s License or State issued Id. Established licenses are to be maintained.

EXPERIENCE: Three years’ experience in a similar role, requiring verbal and written communication; prioritizing and addressing multiple tasks; and working with a team approach. Experience in working with adults with substance abuse and psychiatric diagnoses requiring treatment.

PHYSICAL/GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Able to sit or stand while interacting with patients, families, and staff. Able to write/type for extended periods of time. Able to travel between various hospital areas. Hearing, vision, and emotional stability sufficient to perform essential job functions. Able to use the telephone for extended periods of time. Able to deal with stressful situations and changing priorities. Able to sustain physical activity eight hours a day. Able to remain on feet eight hours per day. Able to physically restrain patients by individual or team restraint per policy. Able to lift, carry, and lower 50 pounds without assistance. Able to push patients in wheel chairs up and down hills and pursue running patients. Able to transfer patients to and from wheel chairs. Able to confront a dangerous and aggressive patient. Able to verbally communicate so as to de-escalate a crisis situation and accurately convey patient behavior and status. Able to visually observe so as to convey verbally or in writing patient behavior or to protect self and others from aggressive patients or other accidents. Able to write legibly and grammatically so as to convey patient behavior and information in the patient chart. Regular and expected attendance.

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