RN Registered Nurse Clinical Case Manager - Heart and Vascular Services

Penn State Health - Penn State Health Medical Group LLC

Location:

US:

PA:
Camp Hill Work Type:
Full Time FTE: 1.00

Shift: Day

Hours:

8 hours a day, 40 hours a week, Monday-Friday (hours may vary based on clinics needs)

Summary Of Position:

Responsible to coordinate interdisciplinary professional care of a select patient population as determined by individualized plan of care, clinical pathways, managed care guidelines and contracts. Mobilizes resources and manages the systems to respond to concurrent and respective data analysis, identifying variances. Participates in developing programs to improve clinical quality and fiscal outcomes, maintains knowledge of and responds to clinical system and fiscal data related to specific patient populations.

Essential Duties:

• Participates in care conferences and attends nursing report, physician rounds, and inter-professional rounds.
• Contributes to the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of the treatment plan. Care is individualized by discussing expected progress toward recovery, intervening at key points of care upon identification of significant variances, and evaluating discharge readiness and plans to accomplish discharge.
• In consultation with inter-professional team, develops a treatment plan for patients based upon their clinical condition.
• Serves as a catalyst to mobilize resources; assists in designing and evaluating systems that respond to patient, family, and provider needs. Participates in data collection that includes patient care outcomes, resource consumption, and family and staff satisfaction. The data is then used to continually refine / improve quality of care, identify appropriate resource utilization, and promote family and staff satisfaction.
• Recommends alternative locations of care when appropriate.
• Coordinates discharge instructions to families of all patients on service.
• Assesses problems and intervenes appropriately in conjunction with nursing staff.
• Assures that all critical elements of the plan of care are communicated to the family and PCP and are documented on the inter-professional plan.
• Communicates handoff of care plan to outpatient coordinator. Documents case management activity in the medical record to assure placement in the appropriate level of care by utilizing knowledge of insurance regulation, patient's response to therapy, and cost effective care protocols.
• Negotiates favorable scheduling sequences with ancillary departments for diagnostic tests and therapeutic treatments to avoid duplicative work and delays in care.
• Participates in the inter-professional development of service specific protocols and their application to clinical practice.
• Tracks outcomes and variances providing feedback to inter-professional team on clinical pathways. Evaluates practice issues/outcomes for potential research opportunities, supports current research activities, and incorporates research results into pathway revisions.
• Adheres to hospital and departmental policies and practices regarding confidentiality and patients' rights. Provides peer consultation by assisting other case managers with complex cases.

Minimum Qualification(s):

• Two (2) years nursing experience
• Currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse by state of employment or holds a multistate RN license through the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact.
• AHA BLS prior to end of orientation period

Preferred Qualification(s):

• Experience as a case manager, in discharge planning or insurance issues preferred.
• Appropriate certification for specialty area preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office preferred.
• Motivational interviewing skills preferred.

Why Penn State Health?

Penn State Health offers exceptional opportunities to learn and grow, exposure to a wide patient population, and the ability to provide individualized, innovative, and specialized care to patients in the community.

Penn State Health offers an exceptional benefits package including medical, dental and vision with no waiting period as well as a Total Rewards Program that highlights a few of the many additional offerings below:

• Be Well with Employee Wellness Programs, and Fitness Discounts (University Fitness Center, Peloton).
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