Inpatient Care Manager (RN) - Per Diem, Days, 8am-4pm, Hackettstown Medical Center

Atlantic Health System; Hackettstown (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a dedicated professional to manage and coordinate patient care across various stages of illness. This role involves working closely with an interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal clinical outcomes and resource utilization. Responsibilities include patient assessment, discharge planning, and addressing quality of care issues. The ideal candidate will have a passion for improving patient health and will thrive in a collaborative environment. Join a team committed to excellence in healthcare delivery and make a significant impact on patient lives.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing patient care and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Strong skills in clinical documentation and discharge planning.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate care for patients through assessment and collaboration.
• Ensure effective discharge planning and monitor clinical documentation.

Skills

Patient Assessment

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Clinical Documentation

Care Coordination

Discharge Planning

Tools

Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

Job description

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

Principal Accountabilities:

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