RN Case Manager Inpatient Psych

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

The RN Case Manager will facilitate the interdisciplinary plan of care with a focus on evaluating the appropriateness of clinical care, medical necessity, admission status, level of care, and resource management. Responsible for coordinating activities that promote quality outcomes and patient throughput while supporting a balance of optimal care and appropriate resource utilization. Identify potential barriers to patient throughput and quality outcomes and will facilitate appropriate discharge plans.

• Performs a comprehensive assessment of psychosocial and medical needs of assigned patients.

• Develops a case management plan of care to include identified clinical, psychosocial, discharge needs, and coordinates plan of care. Ensures plan is documented in the medical record and plan is communicated to appropriate clinical disciplines.

• Assumes a leadership role with the interdisciplinary team to manage care, through criteria driven processes, for the appropriate level of care, patient status, and resource utilization.

• Conducts interdisciplinary team meetings to provide a mechanism for all clinical disciplines to collaborate, plan, implement, and assess the plan of care. Patient selection should be based on criteria and interventions will be documented.

• Evaluates admissions for medical necessity using approved criteria at defined intervals throughout the episode of care. Escalates medical necessity and admission status issues through established chain of command.

• Performs utilization management reviews and communicates to third party payors.

• Acts as a liaison through effective and professional communications between and with physicians, patient, family, hospital colleagues, and outside agencies.

• Documents professional recommendations, care coordination interventions, and case management activities to effective communicate to all members of the healthcare team.

• Promotes and displays a positive customer oriented demeanor to patients, visitors, staff, and physicians.

• Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, quality of care, or the services delivered.

• Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system. Uses system to report potential patient safety issues.

• Uses Performance Improvement Plan to improve patient safety.

• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date

• Other-Fingerprint Required

• (RN) Registered Nurse

• Associate Degree

HCA Florida West Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

• Wellbeing support
  , including free counseling and referral services

• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

• Savings and retirement resources
  , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note:

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.