RN Care Manager

Job Description

Little Angels PPEC (Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care) is medical day care for special needs children. At Little Angels PPECs and rehab centers, we are dedicated to providing best nursing care, and therapeutic care to children with special needs requiring rehabilitative services. We strive to provide the highest quality care that places the child and family at the center of care. We seek to help stabilize and improve a child’s condition and to assist the family as much as possible. With compassion, we provide services that enhance the health, independence, self-sufficiency, and productivity of those served, while also providing support to their familiesHours : Monday to Friday with a weekend rotation

• RN Care Manager is responsible for New Patient Intake to enroll children at PPEC and supervision of nursing staff and aides.
• RN Care Manager will review necessary patient information including labs, medications, History and Physical, specialist notes, PPEC referral orders and ED notes etc to create Plan of Care for PPEC Admission.  Responsible for re certification of plan of care every 6 months for continued stay.
• RN Care Manager will complete Initial RN Assessment, reconciles home and hospital medications in eMAR. Assigns patients to RNs or LPN, HHA for daily nursing care.
• The RN Care Manager, in collaboration with the patient / family, social workers, nurses, physicians and the interdisciplinary team, ensures patient-centered care coordination and progression through the continuum of care at PPEC for short / long term stay to achieve best developmental outcomes.
• The RN Care Manager ensures efficient and cost-effective care through appropriate resources monitoring, and clinical care escalations
• The RN Care Manager is under the general supervision of the Care Management, Nursing Director and Medical Director and is responsible for patient evaluations of post-hospital needs; development of a Plan of Care and initiation of the implementation of the of care plans for children attending PPEC.
• The RN Care Manager is responsible for optimal patient flow / throughput to enhance continuity of care, smooth and safe transitions, patient satisfaction, patient safety, readmission prevention and length of stay management.
• The RN Care Manager communicates daily with the interdisciplinary team during daily multidisciplinary rounds
• Care coordination, discharge planning, transitions of care planning and understanding of medical necessity are core competencies of this role
• The RN Care Manager facilitates the collaborative management of patient care across the continuum, intervening to remove barriers to timely and efficient care delivery to improve developmental outcomes for children with special needs.
• Incorporates the patient / family care goals and preferences as much as possible into the transition of care planning and communicates these goals and preferences to the multidisciplinary team
• Meets with parents / families to discuss realistic and appropriate therapy and nutrition options to optimize growth and development of patients.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary healthcare team daily in multidisciplinary rounds to communicate efficiently and facilitate high quality of care according to Plan of Care for each child.
• Consults Social Work for specialty services related to psychosocial needs, decision-making needs for patients who lack capacity, patient / family adjustment needs and psycho socially complex cases
• Ensures primary care physician identification and scheduling of follow-up PCP and specialist appointments once child is attending PPEC
• Maintains clinical competency and current knowledge of community resources, and insurance requirements to perform job responsibilities

To learn more about Little Angels PPEC, please visit - www.littleangelsppec.com

Requirements

Benefits

Requirements

Associate of Science degree in Nursing (ASN) or MSN Current valid license as a Registered Nurse in the state of Florida Two (2) years of medical / hospital nursing experience Pediatric Home Health Care experience preferred Pediatric nursing experience preferred