RN Case Manager (40hr, Day)

Job Type : Regular

Time Type : Full time

Work Shift : Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

40 hr (every third weekend & rotating holiday required)

Job Summary : The RN Case Manager (CM) facilitates the coordination of care for those patients admitted to medical, surgical services, ICU, and as needed for outpatient areas including but not limited to the Emergency Department, PACU and Preadmission testing. The case manager consults and collaborates in activities related to the establishment of appropriate levels of care. He / She reviews patient's medical records and participates in direct and indirect communication with care givers to ensure continued appropriate level of acre, including the level of care of elective surgical cases. The case manager provides ongoing education to the physicians and nurses about levels of care. The RN Case manager, performs, consults, and collaborates in activities related to the development of safe effective and efficient discharge or disposition of patients for an assigned patient caseload. This role is patient-focused, outcome-oriented and based on professional nursing practice guidelines and the Standards of Practice for Case Management. And functions within a multidisciplinary practice model.

Job Description :

Essential Responsibilities :

• Performs utilization management, care coordination, and discharge planning for assigned patient caseload.
• Coordinates and organizes a timely and accurate review of each medical record for severity of illness and intensity of service, utilizing Interqual criteria, to satisfy state and federal regulations by t reviewing and, investigating patient history, presenting symptoms, clinical status and treatment.
• Utilizes the case management process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation to create case management care plans for assigned patients.
• Facilitates multidisciplinary collaboration on a daily basis.

Required Qualifications :

Competencies :

Age based Competencies :

Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups : Neonatal : Birth to 6 months, Youth : 6 months to 16 years, Young adult : 16-30 years, Middle Age : 30 - 60 years, Elderly : 60 -.

Physical Nature of the Job :

Light work : Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects. Some elements of the job are sedentary, but the employee will be required to stand for periods of time or move through out the hospital campus

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) as a condition of employment.

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