Case Manager RN

Baptist Health; Elizabethtown (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Bereavement Leave (pets)

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement plans with company match

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking an RN Case Manager to coordinate discharge planning and care transitions for a designated caseload. This full-time, Monday–Friday position includes rotation on weekends and holidays and emphasizes heart failure cases.

The role requires a BSN, Kentucky RN licensure, and 3 years of relevant experience, with CCM/ ACM-RN certification preferred and expected within two years of hire.

Qualifications

• BSN from an accredited institution or equivalent combination of education and clinical experience.
• Active, unrestricted RN license in Kentucky.
• Three years of job-related experience.
• Case Management certification (ANCC/ CCM- or ACM-RN) or other approved professional certification preferred; must obtain within two years of hire.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and complete assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of discharge plans and care transitions across the continuum of care.
• Optimize utilization of patient and health system resources in accordance with CMS and external reviews.
• Facilitate communication among care providers and key stakeholders inside and outside the organization.
• Identify patients who would benefit from case management services and lead activities from assessment to evaluation of care.
• For heart failure patients, focus on inpatient hospitalization, patient education, and discharge planning to reduce readmissions and mortality, coordinating with Transition of Care Pharmacist, Heart Failure Clinic, and Remote Patient Monitoring.

Education

BSN

Job description

Summary

Job Description

RN Case Manager - Case Management

Full-time, M-F (rotation in weekends and holidays)

Job Description

Manage a designated caseload to coordinate and complete timely assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of discharge plans and care transitions across the continuum of care. Ensure optimum utilization of the patient's and the Health System's resources and perform these duties within the requirements of CMS and other external review agencies. Manage, facilitate, and coordinate the necessary care activities and treatments, applying an approach to care delivery that is called the case management process. Manage the communication among the varied care providers and other essential parties internal and external to the health care organization. Identify patients who would benefit from case management services, and the activities of assessment, problem identification, care planning, care delivery, monitoring, and evaluation of the care provided, specifically for its relevance to the needs of the patient/family, and for the health care team's ability to meet the desired outcomes and established goals. For those Case Manager RNs working with heart failure patients, the following applies: This position will solely focus on hospitalized patients being treated for heart failure. The purpose of disease-specific case management is patient education and optimal discharge planning with the goal of improving patient success at home thus preventing readmission and reducing mortality. This position will work closely with the Transition of Care Pharmacist, Heart Failure Clinic, and Remote Patient Monitoring program as well as nursing and medical providers.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from an accredited institution; a combination of education and clinical experience may be considered in lieu of bachelor's degree.
• Current unrestricted licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Kentucky required.
• Three years of job-related experience required.
• Case Management certification (ANCC, CCM or ACM-RN) or other approved Professional Certification preferred upon hire, required within two years of hire date.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous Case Management experience preferred.

Benefits

• Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off available for use upon hire
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement plans with company match

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.