RN Lead Case Manager FT Days

Company: East Cooper Medical Center
Location: Mount Pleasant
Posted on: September 17, 2023

Job Description:

RN Lead Case Manager Full Time Days Position Summary
The RN Case Manager is responsible to facilitate care along a continuum through effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access to care and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patient's resources and right to self-determination.The individual in this position has overall responsibility for ensuring that care is provided at the appropriate level of care based on medical necessity and to assess the patient for transition needs to promote timely throughput, safe discharge and prevent avoidable readmissions.This position integrates national standards for case management scope of services including:Utilization Management supporting medical necessity and denial preventionTransition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention and patient satisfactionCare Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring care is the right sequence and at appropriate level of careCompliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards and Tenet policyEducation provided to physicians, patients, families and caregiversLeads a population of patients by service line and/or leads the team by being a resource to Tenet performance standards.

THE RN LEAD CASE MANAGER FULL TIME DAYS CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING---EDUCATION, LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS, AND EXPERIENCE.
Responsibilities

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• Coordination of clinical care (medical necessity, appropriateness of care and resource utilization for admission, continued stay, discharge and post-acute care) compared to evidenced-based practice, internal and external requirements.
  
• Educates and mentors new RN staff
  
  Education
  Required: Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
  Required: Academic degree in nursing (bachelor's or master's).
  Experience
  Required: 3 years of department experience or 4 years of acute hospital case management experience.
  Certifications
  Required: RN. Must be currently licensed, certified or registered to practice profession as required by law or regulation in state of practice or policy. Active RN license for state(s) covered.
  Preferred: Accredited Case Manager (ACM).
  Physical Demands
  
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  • Lift/position up to 25 lbs. Push/pull up to 25 lbs. of force.
    
  • Frequent sitting. Moderate standing, walking, reaching stooping and bending.
    
  • Manual dexterity, mobility, touch, auditory to perform all the related duties of the position
    
    Tenet Healthcare complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.
    #LI-CH42305039418Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

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