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Registered Nurse Case Manager
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What they do
A Nurse Case Manager applies nursing expertise to coordinate a patient's medical care and provides advocacy to help them get the best and most affordable care. Develop care plans including discharge planning, coordinate delivery among providers, and teach patients and families how to follow the plan. They may also help patients navigate insurance and other healthcare bureaucracies and access related social services. May work with patients who have chronic illnesses or other complex medical needs. Works at a hospital or other healthcare facility; may follow patients throughout the span of their treatment.
$79,064 / year median in New York
+7% projected growth
Job Description
•Req Number
•195845 Job Description Serves as liaison between the patient and facility/physician. Ensures a continuum of quality patient care throughout hospitalization and oversees provisions for patient's discharge. Assesses, plans, oversees and evaluates the appropriateness of care throughout admission and hospitalization of the patient. Job Responsibility
+ Facilitates patient management throughout hospitalization.
+ Performs concurrent utilization management using evidence based medical necessity criteria.
+ Submits data to management regarding case management and/or quality initiatives.
+ Serves as an in-patient liaison - planning, assessing, implementing and evaluating patient in collaboration with the health care team.
+ Conducts chart review for appropriateness of admission and continued length of stay; Facilitates throughput.
+ Conducts clinical reviews and interacts with third party payers to obtain approval of hospital days, pre-certification and post-discharge eligibility in relation to clinical course.
+ Ensures compliance with current state, federal, and third party payer regulations.
+ Documents the case management process in the medical record; completes and documents a care coordination assessment on the patient.
+ Serves as a liaison to patient, family, admitting, primary care physician, health care team, and hospital departments.
+ Completes applicable areas of the patients discharge instruction sheet and the patient transfer sheet; ensures case management documentation is current and accurate.
+ Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions. Job Qualification
+ Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, preferred. Must be enrolled in an accredited BSN program within two (2) years and obtain a BSN Degree within five (5) years of job entry date.
+ Current License to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
+ Patient Review Instrument certification required.
•Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.
When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity). The salary range for this position is $90000.00-$145000.00/yearIt is Northwell Health's policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of their age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status or citizenship status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.