Case Manager FT Days / Wkends Rotate
Location: Fort Walton Beach Florida
Description: Fort Walton Beach Medical Center is currently seeking to employ Case Manager FT Days / Wkends Rotate right now, this position will be placed in Florida. More complete informations about this position opportunity kindly see the descriptions. POSITION SUMMARY:
The primary purpose of the RN Case Manager is to serve as principal liaison between medical staff, adminis! tration, finance, health information management and other ancillary departments to ensure that patient care needs are met and treatment plans are executed in the most appropriate and efficient level of the health care continuum.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Maintains consistent record of regular and punctual attendance.
2. Performs initial screening of identified patients for appropriate level of care, priority, payer status and high risk criteria.
3. Collaborates with physicians and Health care team in planning the care of patients and families within the acute setting and along the healthcare continuum.
4. Performs ongoing monitoring of identified caseload for appropriate level of care, utilization of services and plan of care.
5. Involves the physician, patient and family in planning care and the discharge plan.
6. Identifies and transmits system issues impacting patient care to Director of Pharmacy Medical Dire! ctor of Utilization Review Committee and Chief Nursing Officer! .
7. Utilizes discharge planning rounds with physicians and care conferences with staff to plan and coordinate care.
8. Collaborates with Master Social Worker in cases where their intervention is indicated.
9. Monitors plan of care to ensure timely and cost-effective use of resources.
10. Monitors patient's progress along the plan of care and intervenes appropriately on variances when identified.
Qualifications
EDUCATION REQUIRED AND/OR PREFERRED:
- Associate Degree, Diploma in Nursing required
- BSN preferred
- Current Registered Nurse License in State of Florida required
- 5 years Case Management preferred
- Organizational, Analytical
- Computer
- Verbal, Grammar
- Word, Excel
- Interperson! al, Customer relations
- Mathematical, Reading, Comprehension
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center.
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This position starts available on: Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:45:59 GMT