RN Case Manager / UMMC (On call weekends) Job (Baltimore, MD, US)

RN Case Manager / UMMC (On call weekends)

Facility: University of Maryland Medical Center
Employment Type: Not Indicated
Location: Baltimore, MD Shift/Schedule: DAY
Department: UMH: ACUTE CARE CASE MGMT
Posted FTE: 1.0
Job Posting Category: Nursing
Hours of Work: M-F rotations, on call weekend rotation
Job ID #: 44828
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Minimum Education: BSN
License/Cert Required: Lic Registered Nurse
Minimum Experience: RN and 2 yrs acute care/1 yr care coordination
Specialty Type: Not Applicable

What You Will Do:

At the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), a designated Magnet facility, we are a team. Nurses and doctors, specialists and therapists, work shoulder-to-shoulder to give our patients the care they deserve. We take time to celebrate each other’s contributions and treat each other with respect by valuing each other’s ideas and opinions. Ultimately, we support each other’s growth. Together, we form a world-class team dedicated to furthering the practice of patient care. The University of Maryland Medical Center is currently seeking a Case Manager (full time) with a desire to join our team. Located at the University Of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor and Camden Yards; you won't find a more vibrant place to work!

M-F Day Shift with On-Call weekend rotations
***MD licensed RN and 2 years experience in acute care is REQUIRED

Job SummaryThe Case Manager provides care coordination and discharge planning for an assigned patient population. This role is patient focused, outcome-oriented, and based on general and specialty professional standards, and functions within a multi-disciplinary practice model. The Case Manager will assess individual patient’s needs, coordinate and implement plans of care and monitor and evaluate outcomes across the continuum of care.


Principal Responsibilities and Tasks
1. Assesses assigned patients and integrates psycho social assessment within the multidisciplinary team. Works collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team to determine potential and actual risks to recovery and formulates plan to determine appropriate level of care upon disposition from the acute care setting.

2. Accountable for developing and coordinating the implementation of Discharge Plan A and alternative Plan B, including documentation in the medical record
3. Multidisciplinary collaboration with physicians, nursing, social work, and multiple disciplines, departments, payers, and agencies to eliminate barriers to efficient delivery of care in the appropriate setting. Facilitates timely transition plan
4. Active leadership role in the ongoing management of inpatient length of stay and the reduction of readmissions across the organization. Integrates work with ambulatory and clinic transitional case managers
5. Leadership in care management rounds, interprets, and integrates the patient’s story into the overall multidisciplinary plan of care
6. Develops and implements corrective action plans for resolution of complex problematic issues and elevates to leads as necessary. Collaborates with Utilization Management and synthesizes information in order to reduce avoidable days. Collaborates with Physician Advisor for complex issues. Guides physicians in appropriate clinical documentation
7. Actively participates in clinical performance improvement activities as assigned

What You Need to Be Successful:

Education/Experience

* BSN is required

* RN Licensure in the state of Maryland, or eligible to practice due to Compact state agreements outlined through the MD Board of Nursing, is required.


* Two (2) years’ experience in acute care required.


* Four (4) years’ clinical experience which includes demonstrated effectiveness in coordinating care for a broad range of high risk and complex patients is preferred.


* case manager certification preferred.


* One (1) year experience in case management and knowledge of payer mechanisms and clinical utilization management is preferred. Additional experience in home health, ambulatory care, and/or occupational health is preferred.


Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

* Strong clinical background, with trauma or case management experience desired.


* Knowledge of managed care, discharge planning, utilization and case management is required. Highly effective verbal and written skills, strong communication skills and experience dealing with physicians.


* Excellent analytical and team building skills; the ability to prioritize and work independently. Must be self-confident and possess the ability to work collaboratively with other disciplines.


Employee Benefits
As a UMMC employee, and a part of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), you will enjoy some of our benefits program designed with you and your dependents in mind. Subject to any eligibility waiting period, all of the benefits are available to regular full-time employees and most benefits are available to regular part-time employees who are regularly scheduled to work twenty (20) or more hours per week. Many benefits are provided at no cost to employees. For others, the cost is shared between UMMC and employees.


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