Inpatient Care Manager - BSN

Summary

The Inpatient Care Manager‑BSN applies nursing expertise to coordinate comprehensive care for a designated patient population across the continuum of care. This role involves assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualized care plans while ensuring safe and timely discharge planning.

• Conduct comprehensive assessments at patient entry to determine anticipated length of stay, discharge needs, and resources; develop and implement individualized plans of care and transition plans in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Coordinate safe and timely discharge planning, including securing post‑acute authorizations, arranging transportation, home care, facility placements, and facilitating transfers when needed.
• Monitor and manage patient progress through daily review, participating in multidisciplinary rounds, initiative‑taking identification and resolution of barriers to discharge.
• Advocate for patients and families, addressing clinical, educational, and psychosocial needs while ensuring their preferences are reflected throughout the care continuum.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams and provide the patient/family with development and implementation of plans.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and key payer benefits and reimbursement methodologies.
• Assist patients and families with self‑management through education, visits, and telephonic engagement and encourage and support patient adherence to their care plans.
• Communicate with physicians, patients, families, and other members of the healthcare team to coordinate transition planning.
• Interact with co‑workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of the organization.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
• 3 years experience in care coordination, disease management, home health care, hospital, or physician office setting.
• 1 year prior electronic medical record (EMR) experience.
• Ability to incorporate strategies for interacting with persons from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to set priorities to coordinate care plans efficiently.
• Knowledge of computer applications and analytical tools.
• Knowledge of nursing theory and application of learning theory.
• Proven leadership skills.
• RN – Licensed Registered Nurse, PA – State of Pennsylvania upon hire (or RN – Licensed Registered Nurse, NJ – State of New Jersey upon hire).

• Master’s Degree in Nursing.
• Familiar with EHRs: EPIC.
• ACM – Accredited Case Manager or CCM – Certified Case Manager within 3 years.

Lift and carry 25 lbs. Frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use. Patient care providers may be required to perform activities such as kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

This position description provides the major duties, responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position; however, management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal‑opportunity employer. In accordance with, and where applicable, in addition to federal, state, and local employment regulations, Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or other protected classes as may be defined by law. All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy.

Personnel actions and programs include, but are not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, educational programs and social activities.

Day Shift; primary location:
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono; schedule: 8a‑4:30p with some weekends and holidays;
Union:
Not Applicable;
Department:  Case Management.