What are the responsibilities and job description for the INPATIENT CASE MANAGER RN position at LifeBridge Health?
Summary
*This unit offers a potential of up to $15,000 sign-on bonus*
Position Summary: The Inpatient Care Manager, in collaboration with the clinical team and medical provider, provides discharge planning coordination and intervention. The Care Manager strives to promote patient wellness, improved care outcomes, efficient utilization of health services and minimize denials of payment among a patient population with complex health needs.
Essential Functions:
- Assessment: Performs initial and ongoing Care Management assessment to determine, based on patient's condition and presentation, care coordination and discharge planning needs as appropriate in the Inpatient setting.
- Planning: Creates a focused, anticipated discharge plan of care for assessed high risk patients with identified needs.
- Intervention/Evaluation: Collaborates with the clinical team and medical provider to initiate the anticipated discharge plan for patients.
- Performance Improvement: Stays abreast of changing organizational, emergency department, Care Management, and clinical trends, regulatory matters and third party payer requirements related to clinical care, discharge planning, and precertification or aftercare benefits.
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Basic professional knowledge; equivalent to a Bachelor's degree; working knowledge of theory and practice within a specialized field
- BSN preferred; ADN required
- 3-5 years related experience; Prior experience with inpatient case management/discharge planning strongly preferred
- Maryland Registered Nurse License
- Intent to achieve MD licensure if out of state
- American Heart Association BLS
- Case Mgmt cert preferred within 3-5 yrs of hire
Additional Information
As one of the largest health care providers in Maryland, with 13,000 team members, We strive to CARE BRAVELY for over 1 million patients annually. LifeBridge Health includes Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Northwest Hospital, Carroll Hospital, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital and Grace Medical Center, as well as our Community Physician Enterprise, Center for Hope, Practice Dynamics, and business partners: LifeBridge Health & Fitness, ExpressCare and HomeCare of Maryland.
