RN Case Manager — Acute Care & Discharge Coordinator

ContinueCARE Hospital; Paducah (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ContinueCARE Hospital in Kentucky seeks a nurse case manager to direct and coordinate the integration of Case Management into the patient care, discharge, and home planning processes across departments.

The role emphasizes collaboration with families and care teams to maximize benefits from health care services and to support patients during a 25-day average stay in specialty programs within ContinueCARE's small-hospital environment embedded in a large acute care system.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• BSN preferred.
• Unrestricted RN license.
• Case Management experience in an acute care environment preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate the integration of Case Management into the patient care, discharge, and home planning processes with other hospital departments, external service organizations, agencies and health care facilities.
• Coordinate the provision of clinical care to patients, families and significant others to help them cope with the impact of illness and to maximize benefits from health care services.
• Support the ContinueCARE Hospital environment and participate in the care planning for patients with an average length of stay of 25 days in specialty programs.

Education

RN license (Unrestricted)

BSN preferred

Case Management experience in acute care (preferred)

Job description

ContinueCARE Hospital in Kentucky seeks a nurse case manager to direct and coordinate the integration of Case Management into the patient care, discharge, and home planning processes across departments.

The role emphasizes collaboration with families and care teams to maximize benefits from health care services and to support patients during a 25-day average stay in specialty programs within ContinueCARE's small-hospital environment embedded in a large acute care system.