Case Manager - Case Management (Per Diem)-1

Beth Israel Deaconess Milton is committed to improving the health of our community by providing exceptional, personalized health care with dignity, compassion and respect.

The Case Manager works as a member of the health care team in coordinating patient care services across the continuum, while promoting and monitoring the effective use of resources.  The Case Manager demonstrates clinical expertise in the development of discharge plans, applies utilization review criteria to determine medical necessity and advocates for the patient as necessary, documents and collaborates with clinical and non-clinical staff, insurance case managers, referral representatives and Director. The Case Manager functions as a role model, educator, consultant and change agent in the area of care coordination as well as, participates in quality improvement initiatives, both departmental and hospital wide.
 
Qualifications:

• Education:  Graduate of an NLN accredited School of Nursing, bachelor's degree in nursing or a related field
• Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Massachusetts
• Minimum of 5 years nursing experience preferably in an acute care or managed care setting
• 2 years prior experience in Case Management, preferred (Discharge Planning and Utilization Review
• Current knowledge of federal, state, and regulatory requirements guiding case management
• Working knowledge of community and support services
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to manage, teach, negotiate and collaborate with internal and external resources, patients and families
   

It is understood that this is a summary of job functions and does not include every detail of the job that is required.