RN Case Manager - Case Management 1st Shift

Overview

The RN Case Manager supports the physician and interdisciplinary team in facilitating patient care, with the objective of enhancing the quality of clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction while managing the cost of care and providing timely and accurate information to payers. This role integrates and coordinates utilization management, care coordination, and discharge planning functions. The Case Manager is accountable for a designated patient caseload and plans effectively to meet patient needs, manage length of stay, and promote efficient use of resources.

• Support the physician and interdisciplinary team in facilitating patient care.
• Integrate and coordinate utilization management, care coordination, and discharge planning functions.
• Manage a designated patient caseload and plan to meet patient needs, manage length of stay, and promote efficient use of resources.

• Education:
  
  Minimum of A.S.N. from an accredited college or university (BSN preferred) and current Alabama licensure.
• Experience:
  
  Three years acute care experience required.
• Additional Skills/Abilities:
  Excellent interpersonal communication and negotiation skills; strong organizational and time management skills; ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment in interactions with physicians, patients, families, and payers.