Job Title: Case Manager
Location: Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Duration: 13 week
Shift/Schedule: Days, 3 days per week, 12 hours per day (36 hours per week)
Job Summary:
As a member of a multidisciplinary care management team, the nursing case manager is accountable and responsible for coordinating the care and services of selected patient populations.
Job Responsibilities:
- Comprehensively assesses patient goals: biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, discharge planning needs and financial status.
- Closely monitors patient’s progress for changes in medical needs that could affect present and future medical treatment.
- Procures services and serves as advocate on behalf of the patient and family with scarce resources.
- Works closely with third party payers to resolve problems and issues affecting the continuity of patient care.
- Coordinates and directs the discharge planning of patients with family members, health care team and the community.
- Reviews admission data within the designated timeframe to determine the suitability of the level of care in accordance with ISD-A criteria and/or established criteria.
Qualifications & Skills:
Education:
- Required: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
- Preferred: Bachelor of Science (or higher) in Nursing Board Approved Program.
Licensure & Certifications:
- Current RN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate Compact RN License (eNLC).
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association, required upon hire.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Three (3) years clinical nursing experience in an acute care facility.
- Knowledge of nursing practices and procedures.
- Strong clinical assessment skills.
- Must be knowledgeable about resources available in the community for use by patients, families and the health care team that would facilitate in the recovery of the patient.
- Requires knowledge of third party payer issues concerning reimbursement and regulatory perimeters.
- Must be able to explain technical and complex information in such a way that patients and family can understand.
- Strong interpersonal skills that facilitate the gathering of information necessary for assessing the patient’s needs and the range of treatment and care necessary.