RN Case Manager - Care Coordination & Discharge Planning

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Winchester (MA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health in Winchester is seeking a Case Manager at Winchester Hospital to support the Magnet-designated 183-bed facility with comprehensive discharge planning and patient care coordination.

In this role you will partner with patients, families, and the care team to assess needs, develop care plans, and ensure smooth transitions across levels of care, while promoting safe, high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• BSN required or must obtain BSN within 5 years of hire date.
• RN license in Massachusetts required.
• Previous case management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the case management process to provide quality and safe patient care by identifying the specific needs of the patient and developing the plan of care for discharge.
• Establishes a therapeutic relationship with the patient, the patient’s family and significant others by involving them in each step of the care coordination process and accommodates factors that may influence the plan of discharge.
• Collaborates with the multi-disciplinary healthcare team regarding the patient’s plan of care to promote the best possible outcomes and patient/family experience upon discharge.
• To assess the daily case management workflow and optimize the team’s efficiency, gathers census information, reviews admissions, reconciles admissions, transfers and discharges against census and conducts hand-offs regarding patients when appropriate.
• Collaborates with the patient, patient’s family, insurance companies and the multi-disciplinary team to determine and coordinate the patient’s next level of care.

Skills

Case management

Care coordination

Discharge planning

Patient advocacy

Education

BSN or eligible to obtain BSN within 5 years

RN license in MA

Job description

Beth Israel Lahey Health in Winchester is seeking a Case Manager at Winchester Hospital to support the Magnet-designated 183-bed facility with comprehensive discharge planning and patient care coordination.

In this role you will partner with patients, families, and the care team to assess needs, develop care plans, and ensure smooth transitions across levels of care, while promoting safe, high-quality outcomes.