Registered Nurse - Case Manager

SSM Health; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Payment Options

Upfront Tuition Coverage

Job summary

SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Madison is seeking an experienced nurse responsible for discharge planning across the care continuum.

You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient discharge needs in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe transitions at the next level of care. Requires a valid RN license in Illinois/Missouri/Oklahoma/Wisconsin with compact state eligibility and at least three years of acute care experience; responsibilities include utilization

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.
• Three years’ acute care experience.
• RN licensure in multiple states with compact eligibility (IL, MO, OK, WI).

Responsibilities

• Ensures compliance with discharge planning CoP.
• Identifies gaps/barriers to inpatient/observation length of stay.
• Assesses high-risk patients for readmission; develops plan with multidisciplinary team.
• Collaborates with team on opportunities for improvement in standard work.
• May handle utilization management, ED case management, admission processes, and post-acute liaison duties.
• Applies evidence-based practice to nursing care and age-specific patient needs.
• Adheres to professional nursing standards and ANA Code of Ethics.
• Maintains alertness and safety in daily duties.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Discharge planning

Care coordination

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Case management

Nursing assessment

Education

Nursing degree (RN)

Job description

It‘s more than a career, it‘s a calling.

WI-SSM Health St. Mary‘s Hospital - Madison

Worker Type

Regular

Job Summary

Assesses, develops, plans, implements, and evaluates patients discharge planning needs to next level of care in collaboration with interdisciplinary team.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures compliance with Condition of Participation (CoP) discharge planning.
• Identifies and escalates gaps/barriers related to inpatient and observation length of stay.
• Assesses patients at high risk for readmission. Identifies root cause for readmission. Develops plan and collaborates with multidisciplinary team regarding discharge planning to next level of care.
• Participates with other members of team regarding opportunities for improvement in standard work.
• May also be responsible for: utilization management process, ED case management process, admission process, and act as a case manager liaison with post acute providers (skilled nursing facilities, rehab, home health, etc.).
• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department‘s Scope of Service.
• As an SSM Health nurse, I will demonstrate the professional nursing standards defined in the professional practice model. Uses the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide his/her response to the current and evolving health and nursing needs of our patients and our patient populations.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

• Three years‘ acute care experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois

• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• Or
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• Or
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• Or
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

Case Management

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Benefits

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay(fees may apply)before payday.

• Upfront Tuition Coverage : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.