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The Case Manager II will provide case management services to patients and their families or caregivers. Assist with assessment, participate in planning and implementation of intervention and ensure follow-up and coordination of services. Engage in outreach activities in the community. Assist with administrative tasks, as needed. All nursing practice is based on the legal scope of practice, ***** and specialty nursing standards, ***** ***** Policies and Procedures, and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Professional Model of Care requires registered professional nurses to be responsible and accountable for their own practice. ***** ***** supports the development of RN relationships within the community; specifically those relationships associated with the health and well being of the community at large.
Roles Responsibility
Participates in Shared Leadership, Contributes to the MAGNET Journey of Children’s *****, Ensures that nursing practice is based on evidence of best practice, Accountable for participating in the Nursing Division’s Performance Improvement process (division or unit level), Participates in community activities, Communicate denials, high risk, or changes in level of care using accepted processes to limit financial risk to CNMC and patients’ families, Navigate internal and external systems to accurately identify or secure payers and link patients to needed services, Define discharge and transitional care criteria with the healthcare team to facilitate efficient care transitions, Conduct an initial assessment of patient and family to identify potential discharge barriers and needs in accordance with departmental and regulatory requirements, Develop and implement a plan of care and make referrals based on a needs assessment and available resources in conjunction with care team members, Transition care to external providers and services to achieve quality outcomes for patient and family, Provide clinical reviews to third party payers using *****ly recognized criteria and validate authorization or denial of services and document appropriately in STAR, Identify, implement, and evaluate processes to improve customer service, reimbursement and/or hospital performance, Participate in the identification of PI issues and take steps to improve unit or CRM processes, Promote the development of CRM department and other members of the healthcare team, Document according to departmental policy Desired Qualification
Minimum EducationMaster's Degree In a related field. (Required)Minimum Work Experience5 years With at least three in a pediatric setting. (Required)Required Licenses and CertificationsRegistered Nurse (Required) Current certification in Case Management (Preferred)Functional AccountabilitiesProfessional Practice/ResearchParticipates in Shared Leadership. Contributes to the MAGNET Journey of Children’s *****. Ensures that nursing practice is based on evidence of best practice. Accountable for participating in the Nursing Division’s Performance Improvement process (division or unit level). Participates in community activities. Patient Resource ServicesCommunicate denials, high risk, or changes in level of care using accepted processes to limit financial risk to CNMC and patients’ families. Navigate internal and external systems to accurately identify or secure payers and link patients to needed services. Discharge Transitional Plan of CareDefine discharge and transitional care criteria with the healthcare team to facilitate efficient care transitions.Conduct an initial assessment of patient and family to identify potential discharge barriers and needs in accordance with departmental and regulatory requirements.Develop and implement a plan of care and make referrals based on a needs assessment and available resources in conjunction with care team members.Transition care to external providers and services to achieve quality outcomes for patient and family.Provide clinical reviews to third party payers using *****ly recognized criteria and validate authorization or denial of services and document appropriately in STAR.DocumentationIdentify, implement, and evaluate processes to improve customer service, reimbursement and/or hospital performance. Participate in the identification of PI issues and take steps to improve unit or CRM processes. Promote the development of CRM department and other members of the healthcare team.Document according to departmental policy. Performance ImprovementIdentify, implement, and evaluate processes to improve customer service, reimbursement and/or hospital performance. Participate in the identification of PI issues and take steps to improve unit or CRM processes. Promote the development of CRM department and other members of the healthcare team. Organizational AccountabilitiesOrganizational Accountabilities (Staff)Organizational Commitment/Identification Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are metTeamwork/Communication Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behaviorPartner with all team members to achieve goalsReceptive to others’ ideas and opinionsPerformance Improvement/Problem-solving Contribute to a positive work environmentDemonstrate flexibility and willingness to changeIdentify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processesMake appropriate decisions, using sound judgmentCost Management/Financial Responsibility Use resources efficientlySearch for less costly ways of doing thingsSafety Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performanceContinuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentationStop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situationDemonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communicationActively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workersAttend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance Type
Full Time
Location
US, Washington, Arkansas, 20010 
