Case Manager, RN- ED Care Coordination

Tampa General Hospital; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital is seeking a Case Manager, RN for ED Care Coordination to ensure safe, efficient patient transitions and ongoing care planning. You will work with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to set LOS estimates, discharge goals, and post-acute placement while addressing barriers to care.

You will lead and participate in rounds, update PSAPs for frequent ED utilizers, and coordinate with social work for psychosocial needs to reduce readmissions.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with Florida license is required.
• Five years nursing experience with at least two in Case Management or two in Emergency Medicine.
• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing; Associates Degree required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate discharge planning and transition plans across care levels.
• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary team to determine care plan and discharge disposition.
• Lead or participate in care coordination rounds and huddles to monitor patient progress.
• Identify barriers to timely discharge and communicate needs to the team.
• Develop and update Patient Specific Action Plans for high utilizers in ED.
• Ensure accurate data entry and documentation across information systems.

Skills

Nursing

Case management

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication

Education

Associate degree in Nursing

Florida RN license

Tools

EMR systems

Care coordination software

Job description

Job Description - Case Manager, RN- ED Care Coordination (26000369)

Job Description

Case Manager, RN- ED Care Coordination - ( 26000369 )

Description

The Case Manager is responsible for ensuring patient progress and meeting and facilitating a safe and sustainable transition plan. Collaborates with Physician and Interdisciplinary Team to determine plan of care, treatment, estimated LOS, and likely discharge disposition (home, LTAC, SNF, or ALF). Ensures that Physician/Interdisciplinary Team discusses estimated LOS, tentative discharge date, and assessed needs for discharge with the patient and family. Reviews medical record to anticipate clinical stability and to have a thorough understanding of the patient prior to speaking with the physician and/or participating in multidisciplinary rounds/huddles. Participates in interdisciplinary Rounds or Huddles. Ensures patient is progressing through clinical milestones and adjusting the targeted discharge day as indicated. Collaborates with Interdisciplinary team members to continuously identify more effective strategies to resolve barriers, improve processes and systems, and change practice as indicated.

Escalates barriers to the plan of care (clinical, social, and environmental) through appropriate channels to resolution. Works in partnership with physicians to consider alternate levels of care if patient is not meeting acute care criteria. Facilitates communication among physicians caring for patient to advance plan of care. Monitors and documents avoidable days and documents anticipated discharge date in medical record for all patients. Plans medical discharge needs. Collaborates with Social Work to manage the needs of patients who have high acuity psychosocial needs coupled with need for medical post- acute care to ensure successful reintegration into the community and to mitigate risk for readmission. Supports the efforts of HIM and Patient Accounts by ensuring timely, accurate, and complete data entry in multiple information systems/data bases. Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with the mission, vision and values of Tampa General Hospital. In addition to the above duties, the Emergency Department (ED) Care Coordinator (CC) provides hand-off communication to acute care staff, directs patient assignments to appropriate admitting/Hospitalist service, leads consultation regarding appropriate bed placement, and identifies and diverts unnecessary admissions from ED to community-based providers. ED CCs identify recidivistic patients and work with Social Work and community-based providers to decrease ED over-utilization. Creates, implements, and updates Patient Specific Action Plan (PSAP) on ED frequent utilizers, communicating PSAP to all members of the Interdisciplinary Team with each admission to the hospital. Identifies and ensures documentation of conditions that may be "present on admission."

Technical Skills and Responsibilities:

Accountable for developing and coordinating the implementation of Discharge Plan A and alternative Plan B, including documentation in the medical record.

Holds, interprets, and integrates the patient's story into the overall multidisciplinary plan of care

Coordinates/facilitates access to services and patient care progression using best practice interventions that will produce favorable patient outcomes within a target LOS

Collaborates with physicians, nursing, social work, and multiple disciplines, departments, payers, and agencies to eliminate barriers to efficient delivery of care in the appropriate setting

Uses the Physician Advisor per protocol for complex issues related to physician practices or behaviors. Determines next steps for the patient and physician with the Physician Advisor.

Leads or co-leads Care Coordination Rounds per policy and refers patients for Complex Care Rounds

Actively participates in clinical performance improvement activities as assigned

Builds a network of positive working relationships that advocate for the patient

Conduct team meetings for all unplanned readmissions that occur within 30 days

Complete whatever paperwork is necessary to facilitate the patient's transition through levels of care.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited School of Nursing; Associates Degree Required
• Licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse by the State of Florida.
• Five (5) years nursing experience with at least two (2) years in Case Management or two years in Emergency Medicine

Primary Location

Tampa

Work Locations

TGH Main Campus 1 Tampa General Circle Tampa 33601

Eligible for Remote Work : On Site

Job

Case Management

Organization