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Stanford Health Care is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Case Management for a nursing job in Stanford, California.
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Specialty : Case Management
Shift : days
Employment Type : Staff
0 FTE Full time Day - 08 Hour R Onsite 10 Case Management Inpatient Nursing PALO ALTO, 500 Pasteur Dr, California If you're ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings. Why work at Stanford Medicine | Stanford Health Care (SHC)?
Are you a seasoned RN Case Manager with bedside or case management experience working within or supporting a neuro unit? You can put your critical care bedside RN experience to great use in case management.
Our RN Case Managers work with multidisciplinary teams dedicated to the continuity of patient care.
10,000 signing bonus is available for new hires. Current and former SHC employees are not eligible for this signing bonus.
Our core benefits include medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, an employee assistance program, savings and spending accounts, disability, life and accident insurance, and COBRA. For medical insurance, you have the choice of three generous health plans through Stanford Health Care Alliance, Aetna, or Kaiser Permanente. Each plan includes 100% coverage for preventive care, telemedicine through Teledoc, prescription drug coverage, and behavioral health coverage. And so much more – generous leave & time off, Wellness Program, special programs, educational assistance, and adoption assistance!
This is an onsite Stanford Health Care job.
Case Managers are licensed nursing professionals responsible for coordinating continuum of care and discharge planning activities for a caseload of assigned patients. to the clinical team, service lines, and other departments regarding patient assessment and patient care and participate in program development and quality improvement initiatives. In their role, Case Managers, by applying guidelines and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, influence and direct the delivery and quality of patient care. A hospital-based case management system has as its primary goal to ensure the most appropriate use of services by patients and, toward that end, to avoid duplication and misuse of medical services, control costs by reducing inefficient services, and improve the effectiveness of care delivery. coordination of care across the continuum; and performance / quality improvement activities that lead to optimal patient outcomes. A Case Manager differs from other roles in professional nursing / health care practice in that it is not intended to provide direct patient care; rather, a Case Manager will be assigned to specific patients to ensure that the medical services and treatments required are accomplished in the most financially and clinically efficient manner.
Stanford Health Care (Palo Alto, CA; Coordination of Care Manages each patient's transition through the system and transfers accountability to the appropriate person upon entry into another clinical service or discharge. Discharge Planning - - Coordinates and facilitates timely implementation of discharge plans for assigned patients with complex needs in collaboration with other interdisciplinary team members; arranges follow up care as appropriate.
Education / Consultation Acts as an educational resource and provides consultation to patients and their families, hospital medical personnel regarding the discharge planning process and applicable regulatory requirements; educates the staff on case management; Lead Work May lead the work of administrative / clinical support staff responsible for assisting with case management for an assigned patient caseload.
Other Participates in department program planning, goal setting, systems development and process improvement; participates in department and hospital committees and task forces; collects, analyzes and reports on data for utilization, quality improvement, compliance, and other areas as assigned.
Patient Assessment / Plan of Care Functions as a resource to and collaborates with physicians, social workers, nurses, and other interdisciplinary team members to assess, plan, and coordinate patient care needs and / or performs patient assessment and develops a plan of care to assure consistent, timely, and appropriate care is provided in a patient-focused manner.
Quality Improvement Participates in quality improvement activities by identifying opportunities for improvement in such areas as clinical outcomes, utilization of resources and concurrent data collection; participates in clinical process improvement teams within the department, service lines, and hospital.
Third-Party Reimbursement Collects, analyzes reports and reviews patient information with third-party payers to assure reimbursement for patient services / procedures. Communicates with review organizations / payers to provide requested clinical and psychosocial information to assure reimbursement.
Utilization Review Reviews prospectively, concurrently and retrospectively all inpatients for appropriateness of admission, level of care, and determines appropriate length of stay. plans and implements (through multi-disciplinary meetings or rounds) strategies to reduce length of stay, reduce- resource consumption, and achieve positive patient outcomes analyzes and addresses aggregate variances as well as variances from individual patients and shares this information with staff, physicians, and administration.
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
Three (3) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience preferred
Ability to collect and record data, evaluate data and statistics, and maintain effective reporting systems
Ability to develop and perform patient assessment and plan of care
Ability to monitor and assure the patient's access to the appropriate level of care; the right health care
promote coordination and continuity in patient health care
Ability to provide age-appropriate assessments, interpretation of data, and delivery of interventions
Ability to provide appropriate patient care and clinical information when patients are admitted, referred, transferred, or discharged
Ability to understand, interpret and apply complex federal and state hospital compliance laws, rules, regulations and guidelines
Knowledge of current theories, principles, practices, standards, emerging technologies, techniques and approaches in the nursing profession, and the health care system, and the responsibility and accountability for the outcome of practice
Knowledge of financial processes of various private and public funding sources for health care services / procedures
Knowledge of hospital operations, organization, systems and procedures and laws and regulations pertaining to the operation of hospitals in California
Knowledge of medical terminology and related levels of care and treatment
Knowledge of the full continuum of care available to patients, interrelationships of the care components, and their effective integration
Knowledge of the models of case management, including the principles and practices of discharge planning, utilization review, and quality assurance / improvement
Knowledge of the variables that affect the processes and outcomes of patient health care
Nursing / RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and / or Compact State Licensure required
Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.
Know Me : Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
Show Me the Way : Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
Coordinate for Me : Own the complexity of my care through coordination
Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and / or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and vetera
Stanford Health Care Job ID #R2437681. Case Manager (Rn) - Neuro / Case Management - Full Time (1.0 Fte), 8-Hr Days
- 10,000 Signing Bonus
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Medical benefits
403b retirement plan
Dental benefits
Employee assistance programs
Sign-On bonus