Shift Type: Full-Time, Monday - Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM (flexible).

Benefits:

• 100% Paid Monthly Premiums for Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Up to 3.5% Matched 401K

• iPad and supplies for patient visits

• Flexibility

• Short Term Disability (employer paid)

Summary

The RN Case Manager ("RNCM") is charged with establishing and overseeing patient’s Plan of Care by instructing, supervising, and evaluating that the care provided by Apollo’s providers is appropriate and follows physician orders. The RNCM monitors and manages patient care to promote continuity of care, patient outcomes, patient satisfaction, compliance, and cost effectiveness.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assumes responsibility of assigned patient’s care from admission through discharge.

  • Includes continued monitoring, reassessment, and re-evaluation throughout the episode.

• Understands the patient’s reimbursement coverage and requirements for ongoing care eligibility.

  • Monitors and ensures visits are authorized and provides needed information for ongoing authorization.

• Assesses patient and caregiver needs at OASIS time points and throughout the episode.

• Develops, communicates, and coordinates the Plan of Care with other disciplines in collaboration with the ordering physician, including the coordination of visit frequency.

• Provides patient and caregiver education including, but not limited to, protocols and disease management programs.

• Manage internal and community resources needed to implement the Plan of Care.

• Plans and leads weekly care team update meetings.

• Report on patient progress to clinical management on a regular basis.

• Collaborates with patient, family / caregiver(s), MD, other care team members, and community resources.

• Evaluates and follows up on all pertinent aspects of care (lab work, medication changes, sudden changes in status, etc.).

• Participates in discharge planning / recertification decision in collaboration with other care team members.

• Makes changes to the care plan as needed and initiates verbal orders and / or collaborates with other visit clinicians.

• Oversee and supervise the work of Licensed Practical Nurses and other clinicians.

  • LPN Supervisory Visits are performed roughly every 30 days.

• Submit accurate, complete, timely, meaningful and required documentation, including progress and clinical notes.

• Participate in case conferences with other clinicians by reviewing: services, clinical documentation and discussing pertinent patient care issues and goals.

• Participate in on-call rotation as reasonably assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience with a preference for 2 years in an acute or a post-acute care setting.

• Active Illinois Registered Nurse licensure is required. A Missouri license is preferred (or a willingness to pursue a Missouri license).

Equal Opportunity Employer