Case Manager - Breast & Cerv Cancer Prg
Baltimore, Maryland
Employer: Medstar
Industry: Nursing
Salary: $87318.40 per year
Job type: Full-Time
General Summary of Position
Nurse case Manager for the Breast & Cerv Cancer Program at MedStar Harbor Hospital Outpatient Group.
Schedule: Tues - Friday 9hr shifts with hours varying at times.
This nurse will serve as a member of the Case Management Team. Facilitates the delivery of quality, cost effective, patient-centered care from pre-admission through post-discharge timeframe. Ensures that the care is designed to meet individualized patient outcomes.
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Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies, procedures, quality standards, and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations. Collaborates with the multidisciplinary health care team to develop and coordinate the plan of care. Communicates daily with direct care givers and case management triad regarding patient and family responses to plan of care, identification of problems, discharge planning, and payer concerns such as LOS. Collaborates with utilization review team members on medical necessity determinations. Refers cases that need intervention. Communicates with patient, family and/or significant other to identify and clarify patient and family goals. Communicates with patient, family and/or significant other, health care team, external case manager, and facility to address issues relating to transition from acute to post-hospital care. Escalates issues to physician advisors and or supervisors as necessary. Conducts a pre/post admission assessment in order to identify patients for case management based upon indicators on the high-risk screen. Performs a comprehensive assessment incorporating data obtained from other disciplines to identify patient-specific problems or needs related to diagnosis, treatment, and discharge planning. Demonstrates competency in area of specialty to meet age specific, biopsychosocial, and spiritual needs of patients served. Disseminates and applies knowledge in order to meet the educational needs of the health care team, community, patients and families. Uses available readmission prevention risk identification systems to manage assigned population and communicates plan of care and barriers to the interdisciplinary care team. As appropriate, communicates daily with direct care givers and case management triad regarding readmission risk factors, Care Transition plans, and post-acute services. Evaluates and documents the patient's response to the plan of care and achievement of outcomes. Makes recommendation for modifications to the plan of care as indicated. Evaluates effectiveness of clinical pathways through outcome analysis, variance tracking, and problem identification. Manages a caseload of patients from admission through discharge and readmission, when appropriate. Identifies essential resources needed to implement the plan of care. May initiate discharge plan, in collaboration with the patient/family and healthcare team, and meet mutually set goals, as clinically desirable and as financially feasible. Communicates with patient, family and/or significant other, health care team, external case manager, community resources, and facility to address issues relating to transition from acute to post-hospital care. Delegates specialized patient care needs and planning to team members, such as community health advocates, peer recovery coaches, complex case manager, and social workers. May maintain a post-discharge caseload of assigned patients with timely telephonic case management calls in order to ensure the discharge and follow-up plans are adhered to by the patient. Manages own professional growth in the area of managed care, care management, other health care, financial trends, clinical practice, readmissions and research. Manages patient care according to clinical pathways, and/or multidisciplinary plan of care, and/or management care contracts by directing decision making and identifying and managing barriers that impact on patient care outcomes. Identifies delays and communicates appropriately. Maintains knowledge of regulatory agencies' requirements for discharge planning, necessary criteria for admission to various care settings, and Medicare's/Medicaid's reimbursement methods for different levels of care. Participates in Performance and Service Improvement teams. Assists in program evaluation through customer service surveys, LOS data analysis, charge/discharge data, comparison to state averages, and best practice/benchmark data. Serves as consultant in area of expertise for other case managers, staff and community. Provides disease/health/wellness education to patients and their caregivers as appropriate. Coordinates with the care team in assuring the arrangement of post-discharge follow-up appointments/services. May provide timely clinical reviews to third-party payors to facilitate reimbursement for patient care services and play an effective in role of liaison between payors, the patient, and the physician. Coordinates the completion of requisite forms by doctors, patients, and patients' families for any services required. Maintains accurate and timely documentation of case management activities to assure that physicians and caregivers are well informed regarding the discharge plans. Adheres to all policies and procedures regarding documentation and confidentiality of information. Demonstrates knowledge of the dynamics of abuse/neglect, including identification and reporting laws. Coordinates with investigating law enforcement, protection agencies, hospital security, risk management, and healthcare team. Demonstrates knowledge of community resources serving the high social risk populations Participates in meetings and on committees and represents the department and hospital in community outreach efforts. Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams.
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Minimum Qualifications
Education
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Experience
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Licenses and Certifications
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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
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This position has a hiring range of $87,318.40 -\r$149,094.40
Nurse case Manager for the Breast & Cerv Cancer Program at MedStar Harbor Hospital Outpatient Group.
Schedule: Tues - Friday 9hr shifts with hours varying at times.
This nurse will serve as a member of the Case Management Team. Facilitates the delivery of quality, cost effective, patient-centered care from pre-admission through post-discharge timeframe. Ensures that the care is designed to meet individualized patient outcomes.
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Primary Duties and Responsibilities
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Minimum Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's degree required and
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred
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Experience
- 5-7 years Clinical experience in an acute care setting required
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Licenses and Certifications
- RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure Valid RN license in the State of Maryland. Upon Hire required and
- CCM - Certified Case Manager and/or ACMA Upon Hire preferred
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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to use computer to collect data and prepare reports.
- Verbal and written communication skills.
- Diagnostic and problem solving skills.
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This position has a hiring range of $87,318.40 -\r$149,094.40
Created: 2024-08-27
Reference: req27687
Country: United States
State: Maryland
City: Baltimore
ZIP: 21218
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