Seton Family of Hospitals - Case Manager RN
(422542)Location: Austin, Texas - United States
Posted: 11/22/2009
 |
Job Description:
1. Formulates and promotes continuity of care assuring appropriate medical treatments, processes, and utilization of resources based upon established criterion. Supports management of concurrent review, discharge planning processes, social services, home care and other post discharge continuity of care needs.
2. Consistent with professional standards integrates patient/family preferences and values into a quality supportable plan for their care across the continuum. Advocates for resources and removal of barriers for the promotion of outcomes that are consistent with patient values and preferences across the continuum. Conducts ongoing research to build a network of resources and alternative health care services that can better meet patient/family continuum of care needs.
3. Collaborates with the PI program by gathering sentinel events and target diagnosis data. Stays current with trends/research in professional field. Makes suggestions for improvement of current processes and practice trends based on research.
4. Collaborates with physicians, RN Care Manager and other team members in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the continuum care needs for patients/families. Collaborates with physicians, nursing directors/clinical managers and department directors to improve practice issues that impact continuum of care needs of the patient.
5. Participates in providing education support for newly hired staff persons within the department. Mentors interdisciplinary healthcare team in critical thinking processes essential to continuum of care issues.
6. Coordinates patient education as needed to address continuum needs. Collaborates with social worker to educate patients, families on discharge planning processes.
7. Facilitates appropriate lengths of stay and reimbursement for all hospital admissions in accordance with goals and objectives established in the utilization management plan. Facilitates patient movement to the appropriate (acuity) level of care including observation status through collaboration with patient/family, multidisciplinary team, and third party payors.
| Job Capacity: | Employee (full-time) |
| Minimum Education Level: | Bachelor of Science in Nursing |
| Visa Sponsorship: | No |
| Related Industries: | Nursing |
* If you would like to find out more about this position or this particular hospital, please click on the 'Information' button. We realize that you may need further information even if you are not ready to apply for a job at this time.