RN Care Coordinator - Labor Pool - Days

Doctors Hospital of Williamsburg; Williamsburg (VA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Williamsburg, VA is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join the Case Management/Utilization Review team. You will collaborate with physicians and the care team to coordinate patient care across the continuum, assess medical necessity, and ensure safe, cost-effective hospitalization and discharge planning.

BSN required; licensed RN in Virginia; three or more years of clinical experience; strong knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid, and payer processes.

Qualifications

• BSN required.
• Three or more years of clinical experience.
• Knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid and payer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Build trusting, collaborative relationships with staff, peers, physicians and other disciplines.
• Complete problem-solving cycle from identification to resolution to maximize opportunities.
• Collaborate with physicians to ensure compliance with care assessments and utilization criteria.
• Assess patient records for medical necessity of acute hospital stay and LOS assignment.
• Perform utilization reviews in line with the Utilization Management Plan.
• Communicate updates to payers for authorization of hospital stay.
• Assist with discharge planning and coordination of home health and DME.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Utilization review

Discharge planning

Quality improvement

Education

BSN (Required)

RN license - Virginia

Job description

Williamsburg, VirginiaHiring Range$38.60 - $53.08/Hourly Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.OverviewWorks under the supervision of the Manager and the Director and is responsible for working in collaboration with the healthcare team to coordinate the care and service to patients across the continuum of care, promotes effective utilization and monitoring of healthcare resources and assumes a leadership role with the interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal quality, clinical and resource outcomes. Works to provide a comprehensive range of services or clinical care associated with and in accordance with standards of excellence established by Riverside Health system and facility goals and strategic plans.What you will doDemonstrates the ability to build trusting, collaborative relationships staff, peers, physicians and other disciplines/ancillary services. In addition, capable of completing the problem solving cycle from identification to problem resolution so as to maximize opportunity or minimize problem. Demonstrates behaviors that reflect “commitment to my co-worker”.Seeks to attain knowledge and competency that reflects best practice for improved outcomes of clinical practice, guidelines and measures promoting the mission, vision and values of RHS.Collaborates with the physicians to ensure compliance with level of care assessments based on clinical needs and utilization criteria and issues relevant to noncoverage/possible denials.Assesses patient records on assigned unit for medical necessity of acute hospital stay and LOS assignment. Performs utilization review activities in accordance with Riverside Regional Medical Center’s Utilization Management Plan. Confers regularly with physician on plan of care or continued stay and physician documentation.Assesses patients and families to determine needs and available resources so that the needs of the individuals are met in the most cost effective way. Strives to continuously improve the quality, process and outcomes of patient care.Performs appropriate and timely general discharge planning duties to include arranging home health care, durable medical equipment, referrals to the Medical SW and Medicare IM notification.Completes admission/continuing stay reviews to support revenue integrity and refers for PA review as required by regulatory mandates. Documents admission/concurrent payer authorizations and denials.Maintains knowledge and understanding of Medicare/Medicaid, Managed Care and other Payer requirements and communicates clinical admission and continued stay updates to payers for authorization of hospital stay in a timely fashion.QualificationsEducationBSN (Required)ExperienceThree or more years specific clinical experience. Related experience or basic understanding of case management, and health care delivery. (Required)Licenses and CertificationsRegistered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (Required)To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers.