Job Type: Full time
Employment Type:Full timeShift:Day ShiftDescription:: The Case Manager, in collaboration with other healthcare professionals, is responsible for implementing an interdisciplinary process for evaluating the options and services required to meet an individual’s health care needs from admission to the acute care setting through return to the community for a specific caseload of patients. The case manager is also responsible for conducting initial and concurrent chart reviews for the purpose of utilization review as well as identifying patients requiring case management follow-up. This includes a biopsychosocial assessment of the case management patients, their response to treatment, identifying and alerting the physicians of possible actions to reduce delays associated with extended stays. The case manager enhances cost-effective use of resources by identifying and initiating discharge planning to accomplish the timely transition of patients to a post-hospital setting. The case manager must have in depth knowledge of system and community resources and referral agencies. The case manager is responsible for communicating with external agencies to provide referrals information for a smooth transition from hospital to the post-hospital setting. This includes communication with other health care agencies and payer sources. This position will also assure proper identification of principal and secondary diagnosis in collaboration with the treating physician.Licensure/Certification/Registration: Current GA. RN licenseEducation: Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing, BSN recommended Experience: Must have a minimum of 2 years experience in nursing and  a minimum of1 year in case management, utilization management, or discharge planning preferred.  Certification in case management preferred.Special Qualifications: Excellent communication, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills.  Degree of Supervision Required: Indirect and periodic supervision.  Must be capable of working independently.Ages of Patients Served:This position requires competence in assessment, treatment, and/or care for the age groups indicated.  The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in her assigned area.  The skills and knowledge needed to provide such care might be gained through education, training, or experience.Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.