Case Manager
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It's helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient's needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.
Location: Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital - Council Bluffs, IA
Work Schedule: 4 days per week 07:30 to 16:00; rotating weekend and holiday schedule.
A Case Manager is a professional that ensures a collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation, care coordination, evaluation and advocacy for options and services is maintained to meet an individual's and family's comprehensive health needs through communication and available resources to promote quality cost effective outcomes.
Ask your recruiter/hiring manager about the following incentives that may be available for this position:
- Shift differentials & other financial incentives
- Tuition assistance
- Academic sponsorship with Methodist College
- Free parking
Essential Functions:
- Promotes positive relations when interacting with patients, visitors, families, physicians, customers and co-workers.
- Clinical Care Coordination/Facilitation and Psychosocial management coordinating multiple aspects of care to ensure the patient progresses.
- Continuity/Transition Management transitioning of the patient to the appropriate level of care needed.
- Participates in the development of the discharge plan and assesses the effectiveness.
- Utilization/Financial Management Managing resource utilization and management.
- Performance & Outcomes Management monitoring, and, intervening to achieve desired goals and outcomes for both the patient and the hospital.
- Advocacy & Education ensuring the patient has an advocate for needed services and any needed education.
- Research & Practice Development Identifying practice improvements and using evidence based data to influence needed practice changes.
Schedule: 4 days per week 07:30 to 16:00; rotating weekend and holiday schedule
Job Requirements:
- Graduate of accredited Nursing Program required.
- Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), Diploma, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
- 3-5 years current med-surg experience.
- 3-5 years relevant clinical experience, ED experience preferred, for Care Management department.
- Discharge Planning, Case Management and Utilization Review experience preferred.
- Requires knowledge of case management principles, utilization review process, nursing principles, community resources, and adult education principles.
- Requires skills in data collection, operating office equipment, and communication.
- Requires the ability to communicate effectively, develop collaborative relationships with a variety of professionals, and use critical thinking skills to problem solve.
- Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.
- Current valid Registered Nurse (RN) License, valid compact multistate license, or a temporary permit while awaiting licensure required.
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
- Demonstrates ability to maintain favorable relationships with physicians and health system personnel.
- Is self-directed and able to multi-task and prioritize work assignments.
- Able to deal with resistance and complex situations.
- Functions as an educator to physicians and health system personnel.
- Must be objective and logical.
- Demonstrates critical thinking skills.
- Ability to foster an attitude of teamwork and trust.
Physical Requirements:
- Weight Demands: Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
- Physical Activity:
- Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
- Climbing
- Crawling
- Kneeling
- Sitting
- Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
- Balancing
- Carrying
- Crouching
- Distinguish colors
- Keyboarding/typing
- Lifting
- Pulling/Pushing
- Repetitive Motions
- Standing
- Stooping/bending
- Twisting
- Walking
- Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
- Grasping
- Hearing
- Reaching
- Seeing/Visual
- Speaking/talking
- Job Hazards:
- Not Related: - Electrical Shock/Static
- Rare (1-33%):
- Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
- Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
- Occasionally (34%-66%):
- Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
- Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
- Explosives (pressurized gas)
- Frequent (67%-100%):
- Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
- Equipment/Machinery/Tools
- Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
About Methodist:
Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.
Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.