Inpatient Care Manager (RN)- Per-Diem, Days 8 AM - 4 PM, Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center

Atlantic Health; Summit (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlantic Health is seeking a Nursing professional responsible for managing patient care and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal health outcomes.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Nursing, has a valid New Jersey Nursing License, and preferably possesses at least 3 years of Acute Care experience. This role involves coordinating discharge plans and ensuring comprehensive clinical documentation in the medical record.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field required.
• Valid New Jersey Nursing License mandatory.
• Minimum of 3 years of Acute Care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and facilitate patient care through assessments.
• Ensure effective daily chart reviews and discharge planning.
• Identify and resolve quality of care issues.

Skills

Patient care coordination

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Health resource utilization

Clinical documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field

Valid New Jersey Nursing License

Job description

Job Description

Responsible for providing care and services of selected member populations across the continuum of illness, ensuring effective utilization and monitoring health care resources. Manages the interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal clinical and resource outcomes, working with the Supervisor/Manager of Case Management to assess, plan, implement, coordinate, monitor and evaluate services and outcomes to maximize patient health.

Principal Accountabilities

• Manages, coordinates, and facilitates the care delivered to patients through patient/family assessment and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Ensures daily chart review, utilization reviews, coordination of discharge planning activities and comprehensive clinical documentation in the electronic medical record.
• Provides interdisciplinary patient care rounds, and identifies and works to resolve quality of care issues, barriers to the progression of care and discharge delays.
• Forms, coordinates and implements discharge plans and an efficient plan of care to ensure safe, timely and effective discharge.
• Works with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to manage and assist the patient care plan.
• Performs variance tracking, outcome analysis and identifies problems to assess the effectiveness of the clinical pathways.
• Serves as a representative of the department and for the hospital community outreach.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field.
• Valid New Jersey Nursing License.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of Acute Care experience.