PRN Case Manager – Rehabilitation Care & Discharge

LifePoint Health; Plano (AL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

Texas Rehabilitation of Plano, part of Lifepoint Health, seeks a qualified Case Manager to support inpatient rehabilitation patients. This PRN role requires coordination of care, documentation, and collaboration with nursing, therapy, and family caregivers to optimize discharge planning.

You will complete orientations, assist with performance improvement, and ensure CMS guidelines IPoC are documented. Eligible candidates have licensure in nursing or social work and at least 2 years of inpatient

Qualifications

• Education: Current Registered Nurse or Social Work licensure or Healthcare professional licensure as Respiratory Therapist, Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist or Occupational Therapist.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years social work or case management experience in an inpatient setting highly preferred; acute/rehabilitation hospital experience preferred.
• License: Certification in Case Management or Rehabilitation Nursing preferred; for example, CCM; ARN; ACM or RN-BC.

Responsibilities

• Completes departmental orientation, initial and annual competencies.
• Assists with departmental specific performance improvement initiatives collecting and reporting data as requested by supervisor.
• As appropriate, consults other departmental staff to collaborate in patient care delivery, identify barriers to care and or discharge and develop solutions/resolution.
• Completes documentation per workflow timeline and content requirements including completion of the IPoC per CMS guidelines.
• Schedules family conferences and/or communicates with caregiver following each team conference and more often as needed to keep patient and designated caregiver informed of progress and provides appropriate information related to goal achievement, course of rehabilitation stay, and plans for discharge.
• Coordinates weekly patient care team conferences to facilitate development, monitoring and refinement of treatment plan to achieve identified patient goals and outcomes.
• Reviews the patient's assigned CMG and helps the team identify any potential missed comorbid conditions that are actively being treated during the patient's stay.
• Communicates any findings to the HIM team.
• Communicates effectively with nursing, therapy and other ancillary departments to ensure proper utilization.

Education

Current Registered Nurse or Social Work licensure or Healthcare professional licensure as Respiratory Therapist, Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist or Occupational Therapist

Job description

Texas Rehabilitation of Plano, part of Lifepoint Health, seeks a qualified Case Manager to support inpatient rehabilitation patients. This PRN role requires coordination of care, documentation, and collaboration with nursing, therapy, and family caregivers to optimize discharge planning.

You will complete orientations, assist with performance improvement, and ensure CMS guidelines IPoC are documented. Eligible candidates have licensure in nursing or social work and at least 2 years of inpatient