Case Manager

Case Manager - Home Care And Hospice

It starts with heart. That is what you will do each day. As a Case Manager - Home Care and Hospice at Monument Health, you will be valued as an essential team member providing compassionate patient focused care. You will discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, mutual respect, and most importantly a life-changing career. You will make a difference. Every day.

As a Case Manager - Home Care and Hospice, you will be responsible for the collaboration of medical staff, patients, family, and the Healthcare team by assessing, facilitating, planning, and advocating for the health needs of a patient resulting in quality, cost-effective outcomes. You will establish goals and priorities consistent with the mission and goals of Monument Health as well as work to meet the individualized plan of care for the patients of our communities.

Our vision at Monument Health is to be one team, to listen, to be inclusive, and to show we care. To do the right thing. Every time. If you share this philosophy, we hope you'll join us.

Monument Health offers competitive wages and benefits on qualifying positions. Some of those benefits can include:

• Supportive work culture
• Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage
• Retirement Plans, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Account
• Instant pay is available for qualifying positions
• Paid Time Off Accrual Bank
• Opportunities for growth and advancement
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Excellent pay differentials on qualifying positions (extra pay for working evening, nights or weekends)
• Flexible scheduling

Essential Functions:

• Optimize care coordination with hospital, ER, Nursing homes, Assisted living facilities, physicians and community resources as necessary. Collaborates with physicians, providers and interdisciplinary team to identify appropriate patients for home care and hospice.
• Acts as a resource to interdisciplinary teams, patients and families throughout episode of care. Facilitates efficient, appropriate, seamless, coordinated care to help ensure positive patient outcomes.
• Quality review of data, care plans, coding, documentation, oasis, HIS is analyzed to ensure the achievement of consistent clinical/financial outcomes. Data outcomes is used to identify indicators where process improvements projects are developed.
• Works with caregivers, schedulers, physicians and administration to coordinate care based on patient needs, geographic area, caregiver skill set to meet regulatory standards. Demonstrates effective fiscal management through cost containment measures while ensuring high quality, cost effective care is being provided to patients within the home care program.
• Assists leadership in the development of program goals and objectives. Assist with the development, implementation and maintenance of quality programs that include best practice patient care outcomes.
• Directly or indirectly ensures 24 hour care provided 7 days per week across our service area.
• Coaches staff and assists in performing supervisory visits to ensure regulatory compliance is met. Takes a leadership role in the participation of any survey across the division. Assists leadership in action plans/audits.
• All other duties assigned.

Additional Requirements:

Required:

Education - Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing

Certification - Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing; Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) - Within 60 days of hire or transfer.

Preferred: Education - Bachelors in Nursing

Experience - 3+ years of Registered Nurse Experience; 3+ years of Home Medical Equipment Experience

Physical Requirements: Heavy work - exerting up to 25 pounds of force constantly (67-100% of the time), and/or up to 50 pounds frequently (34-66% of the time), and/or up to 100 pounds of force occasionally (up to 33% of the time), and or up to 100 pounds of force seldomly to move objects. Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids, or tissues. Requires the ability to work designated shift lengths (including 8 and 12 hours), which may include night shifts or occasional irregular hours.

Job Category: Patient Services

Job Family: Care Coordination