Impactful LPN Assessment & Case Manager in Care Management

Four County Health and Rehabilitation; Rome (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NextStep Care seeks a skilled Case Manager to support members through coordinated care plans, timely assessments, and ongoing communication with a multidisciplinary team. The role emphasizes quality improvement, community education, and adherence to regulations within a non-profit care setting.

Responsibilities include in-home visits, care path updates, and collaboration with PCPs and administrators. Strong organizational and customer service skills are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Completes work in a timely, accurate, and efficient manner.
• Ability to organize and prioritize assignments/responsibilities.
• Maintains constructive working relationships by communicating and interacting effectively with supervisors, organizational leadership, peers and individuals inside and outside the Organization, in a positive, professional and respectful manner.
• Portrays a positive image of the organization and communicates guiding principles, mission, vision and values.
• Completes work in a timely, accurate, efficient and thorough manner and is conscientious about assignments/responsibilities.
• Consistently reports to work on time prepared to perform duties of the position.
• Manages multiple deadlines with demonstrated flexibility in working with changing priorities.
• Ability to work a demanding, primarily self directed work schedule.
• Demonstrates good judgment and decision making.
• Exhibits exceptional organizing and planning skills.
• Ability to deliver excellent customer service, externally and internally as well as maintain customer confidentiality.
• Ability to react effectively and calmly in emergency situations.

Responsibilities

• Contacts members and/or informal care givers as needed, but no less than one time per month and conducts an in-home visit at least every 90 days.
• Collaborates with Case Manager (CM) and members of the multidisciplinary team to establish member Care Paths which identify member needs and corresponding services to be provided and ensure Care Paths are updated with all assessment findings and member's significant status changes are documented appropriately.
• Identifies and resolves variances from documented Care Path.
• Contacts member's providers as needed and provides prompt notification of changes in member's status to all appropriate parties.
• Ensures assigned members visit their PCP at least every three months and more often if needed.
• Accepts referrals and ensures potential members are screened in a timely manner as required by organization and governmental policies.
• Consults with the Administrator prior to each member discharge and on an as needed basis and the assigned Assessment Coordinator as appropriate.
• Takes call on a rotating basis as assigned.

Job description

NextStep Care seeks a skilled Case Manager to support members through coordinated care plans, timely assessments, and ongoing communication with a multidisciplinary team. The role emphasizes quality improvement, community education, and adherence to regulations within a non-profit care setting.

Responsibilities include in-home visits, care path updates, and collaboration with PCPs and administrators. Strong organizational and customer service skills are essential for success in this position.