Case Manager, RN- Inpatient

Tampa General Hospital; Tampa, Northern (FL, KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital, located in Tampa, FL, is seeking an RN Case Manager for Inpatient services. The role focuses on coordinating discharge planning, ensuring safe transitions, and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to optimize patient care and LOS.

The successful candidate will have nursing experience with case management or emergency medicine and hold Florida RN licensure, with a strong emphasis on communication and care coordination.”

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.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate discharge planning and post-acute care with the multidisciplinary team.
• Monitor patient progress and communicate with physicians about plan of care and LOS.
• Lead care coordination rounds and hand off to ED/acute care staff.
• Identify barriers to care and escalate to appropriate channels.
• Document PSAP for ED frequent utilizers and manage transitions.

Skills

Case management experience

Nursing

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Description - Case Manager, RN- Inpatient (26000368)

Job Description

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 documentationin 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 favorablepatient outcomes within a target LOS

Collaborates with physicians, nursing, social work, and multiple disciplines, departments, payers, and agencies to eliminate barriers toefficient 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 thepatient 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

Schedule

Full-time

Scheduled Days : Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Saturday