St. Charles Health System
RN Case Manager
Bend, OR · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$11k-$50kDetected 26 days ago
ProcurementCustomer SupportPatient CareCommunication
About the role
- This position has the overall accountability for the utilization management and discharge planning for patients within the assigned caseload.
- This nursing position will provide and oversee the provision of specific care to assigned patients throughout the shift, consistent with the scope of RN licensure.
Responsibilities
- This position does not directly manage any other caregivers.
Requirements
- Continually (75% or more): Use of clear and audible speaking voice and the ability to hear normal speech level.
Nice to have
- Certification in Case Management.
- Experience in case management and/or discharge planning.
- Specialty experience, such as cardiac, emergency department, oncology, orthopedics or neuroscience.
- Preferred: Certification in Case Management.
- Preferred: Experience in case management and/or discharge planning.
Compensation
- $11k-$50k
Benefits
- In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value
- Charles Health System engages in a collaborative process that assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and evaluates the options and services required to meet the client's health and human service needs.
- Utilizes identified and appropriate criteria to confirm medical necessity for continued stay.
- In coordination with the patient, family and health care team, creates a discharge plan appropriate to the patient's needs and resources.
- Collaborates with team members to facilitate patient's and family's learning throughout the hospital experience in preparation for discharge.
- AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider certification.
Company info
- OUR VALUES: Accountability, Caring and Teamwork
- DEPARTMENTAL SUMMARY: The Case Management Department at St.
- It is characterized by advocacy, communication, and resource management and promotes quality and cost- effective interventions and outcomes.
- POSITION OVERVIEW: The RN Case Manager at St.
- Charles Health System; provides clinically based case management to support the delivery of effective and efficient patient care.
- The Case Manager collaborates with other members of the health care team to identify appropriate utilization of resources in the care of the patient.
- Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation when assessing the patient's condition and needs; setting outcomes; implementing appropriate nursing actions to meet the patient/family's physical, emotional, spiritual, social and intellectual needs; evaluating the patient's progress.
- Reinforces patient's continued health care through teaching and/or referral to community agency follow-up.
- Partners with physician, hospital administration, patient/family, peer registered nurses, and other disciplines as appropriate in implementing and documenting the discharge plan of care, serving as a guide for all of the caregivers on the patient's team, attending to continuity in relationships within the healing health care philosophy.
- Documents in the patient record according to SCHC policies and procedures.
- Supports and contributes to optimal outcomes, including reduced length of stay, reduced cost per discharge, improved discharge procedures, improved patient satisfaction, and improved interaction between interdisciplinary caregivers.
- Evaluates patients for appropriateness of continued stay utilizing a combination of clinical information and screening criteria.
- Manages clinical aspects of discharge planning process for those patients in case management process, including but not limited to: parenteral and enteral needs post-discharge, wound vac and complex wound care needs, clinical update for Rehab Center placement, RN to RN clinical update on other placements (SNF, Home Health, etc.), medication procurement (initial 30 day need), primary care physician assignment and complex discharge issues.
- Identifies potential barriers to discharge or transfer and communicates them to the care team to spearhead resolution of the issues where possible.
- Schedules and leads complex patient discharge rounds and conferences involving patient, family and interdisciplinary team as appropriate.
- Functions as patient care facilitator and as a patient liaison to internal services and external agencies.
- Facilitates staff education.
- Participates in quality improvement and evaluation processes related to the case management practice.
- Provides cross over coverage for other units as needed.
- May also include cross coverage to other St.
- Charles sites.
- Participates in creating a healing environment that supports all aspects of the care environment and the wholeness of each individual, patient and caregiver.
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