Job Information
Intermountain Health Care Manager - Emergency Department PRN Float in Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Job Description:
The ED CM is responsible for patient flow management, case management assessment, transition planning, placements, compliance and communication and coordination across mulit-disciplinary teams.
As a Care Manager you need to know how to:
Coordinates the care and services for patients identified as needing assistance or meeting Care Management criteria.
Collects in-depth information about a patients medical, functional, and social condition, to identify individual needs in order to develop a plan to meet those needs.
Works with patients and family/caregivers to determine specific goals and actions based on assessment.
Coordinates discharge planning.
Executes specific interventions to meet established goals.
Organizes, integrates and coordinates the necessary resources to accomplish the goals and plan.
Assesses the patients prior level of functioning, access to and/or use of community resources and available support systems.
May conduct psychosocial needs assessments and interventions based on site guidelines, licensure, and scope of practice.
May support behavioral health processes based on site guidelines.
Assists the care team in developing a plan of care which includes, but is not limited to: assuring appropriateness of services and care setting, assuring individualized support and education, determining the need for continued services, planning for discharge, and identifying and connecting patients/families with available community resources if needed.
Collaborates with Physicians and other members of the health care team on the patients behalf.
Identifies appropriate admission and continued stay issues. Enhances the quality of patient care through effective and efficient use of resources.
Helps to identify strategies for reducing length of stay and appropriate utilization of services.
Utilizes criteria including clinical pathway data and implements strategies to resolve controllable variances.
Attends, facilitates and participates in rounds and case conferences.
Advocates for patient rights.
Minimum Qualifications
Social Worker:
Master degree in Social Work from and accredited program is required
Current valid LCSW license or SWC or LSW required at hire with LCSW required within 3 years of employment.
Three (3) years experience as a Care Manager in an acute care setting
RN:
Current valid State RN License is required
Bachelors Degree in Nursing (BSN)
Three (3) experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting or Social Worker in a community or acute care setting.
Preferred
At least five (5) years of care management in an acute care setting
Care Management Certification is preferred
Physical Requirements:
Interact with others by effectively communicating, both orally and in writing.- and -Operate computers and other office equipment requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.- and -See and read computer monitors and documents.- and -Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.- and -May require lifting and transporting objects and office supplies, bending, kneeling and reaching.
Location:
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lutheran Medical Center, Platte Valley Hospital, Saint Joseph Hospital
Work City:
Wheat Ridge
Work State:
Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
0
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$41.22 - $63.59
We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits) .
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
All positions subject to close without notice.