Nurse Case Manager II - Continuing Care - Palliative; Part Time

Nurse Case Manager II - Continuing Care - Palliative (Part Time Day 20 hours)

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Job Summary Provides case management services to a caseload of low- and medium-risk patients. Interviews patients and their caregivers to evaluate needs, goals, and current services. Proposes process improvements for determining initial eligibility, benefits, and education for all admissions, leveraging advanced knowledge to assess medical necessity and required level of care to inform physicians. Analyzes and ensures authorization data and escalates inaccuracies.

Develops a client-focused case management plan in collaboration with healthcare team, patient, and caregivers that is consistent with regulatory, accreditation, and regional guidelines. Assists patients with gaining access to care based on their needs, making referrals as appropriate. Coordinates resources and services to assure continuity and quality of care. Attends case management rounds with clinician and updates authorizations and diagnoses as needed.

Assesses patient progress toward treatment milestones and care plan goals. Identifies barriers to achieving goals and ensures that they are discussed with the patient and care team thoroughly. Verifies that all services remain consistent with established guidelines and standards. Documents the patient’s case in all medical files. Reviews benefits/services available to patients, caregivers, and other members of the community and addresses identified concerns.

Connects patients and caregivers with the right entities to assist with benefits/coverage needs. Identifies patients ready for disposition planning activities. Develops and communicates a comprehensive disposition plan in collaboration with the patient, caregivers, physician, nurses, social services, and other healthcare providers and agencies. Obtains authorizations as needed for patient services. Recommends and attends professional seminars, workshops, and approved educational programs and workshops.

Monitors and reviews operational team data and key metrics applied to own work. Makes suggestions for change or improvement as needed. Ensures adherence to regulatory requirements by implementing policy updates.

• Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers. Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations.
  
  Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome.
• Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies. Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines;
  
  identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines. Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions.
• Drives services related to the initial case assessment by interviewing patients and their families to evaluate needs, goals, and current services independently; identifying and proposing process…