Care Transitions - RN Case Manager
Company: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Location: Boston
Posted on: May 29, 2023
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Job Description:
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a
job, you're making a difference in people's lives.
Job Type:
Regular
Scheduled Hours:
32
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
The RN Case Manager working in the Triad Model of Care Transitions
partners with the interdisciplinary care team to facilitate the
progression of care for the hospitalized patient. Together with the
medical provider, the RN Case Manager collaborates with all members
of the care team, focusing on the delivery of efficient,
high-quality care. This position ensures the appropriate
utilization of clinical resources with a goal of a safe and timely
discharge for the patient. This role navigates health system
services to support effective transitions while advising the team
on healthcare industry compliance. The RN Case Manager must be
adept at driving throughput metrics, clinical effectiveness, and
fiscal responsibility.
Job Description:
Essential Functions:
The RN Case Manager collaborates with the health care team to
develop the plan of care and patient flow.
Tasks:
Influences positive outcomes by communicating the plan of care,
expected discharge date, and transition needs to the
patient/caregiver and team, thereby enhancing patient and staff
satisfaction.
Tasks:
Understands organizational goals for the length of stay and
unplanned readmissions.
Tasks:
Possesses effective verbal and written communication,
relationship-building techniques, and negotiation skills.
Tasks:
Maintains current knowledge of organizational policies, care
transitions, and clinical trends, as well as regulatory
requirements for clinical care, discharge planning, and
authorization for post-acute services.
Tasks:
Contacts: Regular contacts, within or outside BILH, to give or get
information.
Require courtesy, tact, and some knowledge of BILH procedures.
Qualifications/Requirements
Education Required:
RN licensure in the state of Massachusetts
Preferred: Bachelor's degree in nursing or another
healthcare-related field
Experience: 3- 5 years in an acute care setting
Certifications: ACM, CCM, or CMAC preferred
BLS required
Physical Demands and Working Environment
Physical Demands:
Light - Exerts up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 10
lbs. frequently to move objects. Physical demands are more than
those of sedentary work. Light work usually requires walking or
standing to a significant degree.
Other -
Work Environment:
Normal Environment
- Normal light, air, and space in work environment.
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do
everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our
colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires
that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19
as a condition of employment. Learn more about this
requirement.
More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors,
technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a
difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make
us even stronger.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
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