Registered Nurse; RN - Care Manager Job New York City area,New York USA,Nursing

Position: Registered Nurse (RN) - Care Manager
Job Title:
Registered Nurse (RN) - Care Manager
Job Location:
New York, NY 10004
Job Duration: 2- 3 Months (Possibility of extension)

Shift time: 8 AM TO 4 PM/ 9 AM to 5 PM

Pay - $60/hr.

- $65/hr. on w2

Note:
We have openings for Manhattan/ Brooklyn/ Bronx/ Queens (choose any location, shift, department as per experience)

Position Overview:

Role & Responsibilities:

Review and evaluate the assessment and UAS information for members in the MLTC and MAP lines of business.
Develop a working relationship with the PCP to be able to contact and discuss the care of the member with them.
Review assessment findings with the PCP to identify any concerns that have not been identified by the clinical team.
Identify the risk factors and assign the risk category to the member.
As part of Care Management team, develops a formal care plan for all services needed for the member, including the member’s disaster plan.
Monitor the condition of all members at least monthly, typically by telephone but via face-to-face when necessary.
Identify clinical issues that require immediate clinical assessment and/or treatment to reduce risk of unnecessary hospitalizations, ED visits or nursing home admissions.
Identify opportunities to improve the quality of care by ensuring members receive needed preventative and chronic disease care.
Prior approve request for additional services based on assessments and using evidence-based standards refer denial, reduction, or limitation of service request to Medical Director.
Assist members with the coordination of services both within and outside networks as appropriate. Includes facilitating discharge from acute setting and alternate settings.
Provides Care Coordination through continuum of care.
Optimizes both the quality of care and the quality of life for the members.
Coordinate with Utilization Management (UM) department on concurrent and retrospective review.
Follow up with assigned nurses for clinical updates to care plan.
Document within two business day’s coordination notes and routine contacts with the members
according to the level of risk assigned to them.

Participate in team care planning meetings.
Handles complains that can be resolved in one day
Assists Customer Service and the UM department by providing records and materials needed for

grievances from MLTC/MAP program members

Speaks to members who are delinquent in their spend-down payments.
Cooperates with all department within
Identifies members appropriate for specialty programs.
Performs all MLTC/MAP management activities in compliance with all regulatory agency requirements.
Provides information on all requests from Quality Management Department to be reviewed by the various Quality committees.
Completes all other tasks assigned by MLTC Department Leadership.
Participates in the department on call schedule/being on call, which is rotated amongst the care team.

Skills:

Minimum of five (5) years of clinical experience as a Registered Nurse
Leadership experience preferred
Experience in:
Care Coordination, Utilization Review, Discharge Planning
Computer literacy required
Bilingual Spanish Certification in Case Management

Education & Licensure
:

Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of New York (required)
Baccalaureate degree (required)
PRI and Screen certification required within three (3) months of employment
Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s Degree


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