Director Case Management

Howard Memorial is in need of an RN Case Manager Director. This position will provide case management/utilization review and discharge planning to assure that the patient progresses through the continuum of care and is discharged to the least restrictive environment.

This is a Part-Time job status position.

A minimum of 3 years clinical nursing experience is preferred for this position.

Responsibilities
?? Provides ongoing support and expertise through comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation, and overall evaluation of individual patient needs
?? Coordinate the integration of social services/case management functions into the patient care, discharge, and home planning processes with other hospital departments, external service organizations, agencies, and healthcare facilities
?? Communicate with physicians at regular intervals throughout hospitalization and develops an effective care plan to maintain appropriate cost, case and desired patient outcomes
?? Facilitates interdisciplinary patient care conferences to review treatment goals, optimize resource utilization, and identified post-hospital needs
?? Assess patient progress throughout hospital stay, while serving as patient and family advocate
?? Collaborate with clinical staff in the development and execution of the plan of care, and achievement of goals
?? Supervises the duties and schedule of the Utilization Review Nurse

Qualifications
?? Current Arkansas or Compact State RN licensure
?? Graduate of board approved nursing program
?? ASN required, BSN preferred
?? Effective communicator with critical thinking skills
?? Readily exhibits leaderships skills
?? BLS, ACLS certifications

Obtain Case Manager certification within 5 years of entry into position.

For internal applicants: Must be in good standing with HR.

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