Accountable Care Manager

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is a 457-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The facility has earned numerous Center of Excellence designations, accreditation, and recognition for its renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, regional Stroke Center, Snakebite Treatment Center, Breast Health Center, Bariatric Surgery Center, and Cancer Service. The facility also offers the region's only multi-person hyperbaric chamber, allowing up to nine patients to dive together at one time. Jacobi's Ambulatory Care Pavilion is a stunning complement to its inpatient acute care, allowing staff to provide patients with high-quality service in a modern, state-of-the-art environment.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

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Work Shifts

7:00 A.M - 3:30 P.M
8:00 A.M - 4:00 P.M
8:30 A.M - 4:30 P.M
9:00 A.M - 5:00 P.M
10:00 A.M - 6:00 P.M

Job Description

Purpose of Position: Under general supervision, with varying degrees of latitude for independent initiative and judgment, coordinates and monitors the management of patient-centered quality care, ensuring optimal utilization of resources, service delivery, and compliance with external review requirements and applicable state and federal rules and regulations and nursing standards of care for better outcomes and improved patient experience. Facilitates patient's progress from admission through discharge and promotes strategies and forums for collaboration and mutual problem solving.

Examples of Typical Tasks:
1. Reviews each patient's chart. Ensures that documentation in the medical record supports plan of care and justifies admission and continued stay.
2. Coordinates and/or participates in multidisciplinary rounds; reviews plan of care; and discusses estimated length of stay, need for continued hospitalization and appropriateness of resources utilization, consultations, treatment plan and discharge plan. Completes Patient Review Instrument (PRI).
3. Collaborates and consults with physicians and other health care professionals to reach an efficient pathway of care taking and to identify, eliminate, and implement solutions to barriers, and collects and analyzes related data, as needed.
4. Communicates with Health care setting investigation/reimbursement department and third-party payers to obtain authorizations and ensure appropriate reimbursement, and provides clinical reviews and updates to managed care companies, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
1. Valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse issued by the New York State Education Department (NYSED); and
2. A Baccalaureate degree in Nursing or related health field from an accredited college or university; and
3. Holds, or obtains through facility orientation, a valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA); and
4. Two (2) years of experience as a Registered Professional Nurse.

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NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• Multiple employee discounts programs