Clinical Case Manager: Discharge & Care Coordination Pro

Waterbury Hospital; Waterbury (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Waterbury Hospital seeks an experienced Clinical Case Manager RN to support efficient patient care through discharge planning, utilization management and transitions of care.

Under the supervision of the Manager, you will collaborate with social workers and the health care team to assess medical necessity, coordinate care across services and ensure timely, safe discharges for patients.

Qualifications

• Licensed CT RN with at least 5 years of medical/surgical clinical experience.
• BSN preferred or in progress.
• Case Management, discharge planning and utilization review experience preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills; ability to collaborate with hospital staff and families.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize, manage multiple priorities and solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the patient and family for continuing care needs to develop, implement and evaluate an effective discharge plan in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Collaborates and communicates with patients/families related to reimbursement issues and to create a discharge plan.
• Uses clinical knowledge to assess progression and coordinates with patient/family and health care team to intervene.
• Completes interventions for discharges to home with self-care, home with services and short-term SNF placement with necessary referrals and summaries.
• Actively contributes to care coordination and complex patient rounds.
• Identifies high risk patients and creates a collaborative plan to address their needs.
• Key stakeholder in the patient throughput process, supports safe and expeditious transitions.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical abilities

Independent worker

Prioritization

Multitasking

Problem solving

Verbal & written communication

Education

CT RN license

BSN preferred or pursuing BSN

Graduate nursing program (Diploma/Associates)

Case Management certification preferred

Job description

Waterbury Hospital seeks an experienced Clinical Case Manager RN to support efficient patient care through discharge planning, utilization management and transitions of care.

Under the supervision of the Manager, you will collaborate with social workers and the health care team to assess medical necessity, coordinate care across services and ensure timely, safe discharges for patients.