UMMC Midtown Campus, one of two campuses of the University of Maryland Medical Center, has had a long history of working to keep our community healthy and has grown to become a trusted teaching hospital for medical and surgical care in Baltimore City. Located in Baltimore’s cultural center near the historic Mount Vernon neighborhood, UMMC Midtown Campus is a 180-bed, community teaching hospital with a focus on helping people manage chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, pulmonary conditions, and infectious diseases.
Company Description
We are encouraging Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists, and Occupational Therapists to apply.
Job Description
Under general supervision of the Manager of Case Management, the Case Manager provides care coordination and discharge planning for an assigned patient case load. The Case Manager will assess individual patient’s needs, coordinate and implement plans of care and monitor and evaluate outcomes across the continuum of care.
Principal Responsibilities And Tasks
Assess assigned patients and integrate psychosocial assessment within the multidisciplinary team.
Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to determine potential and actual risks to recovery and formulate a plan to determine appropriate level of care upon disposition from the acute care setting.
Accountable for developing and coordinating the implementation of Discharge Plan A and alternative Plan B, including documentation in the medical record.
Collaborate with physicians, nursing, social work, and multiple disciplines, departments, payers, and agencies to eliminate barriers to efficient delivery of care in the appropriate setting.
Facilitate timely transition plan.
Take an active leadership role in the ongoing management of inpatient length of stay and the reduction of readmissions across the organization.
Integrate work with ambulatory and clinic transitional case managers.
Lead care management rounds, interpret, and integrate the patient’s story into the overall multidisciplinary plan of care.
Develop and implement corrective action plans for resolution of complex problematic issues and elevate to leads as necessary.
Ensure authorizations have been completed in a timely manner.
Collaborate with Utilization Management and synthesize information to reduce avoidable days.
Collaborate with Physician Advisor for complex issues.
Guide physicians in appropriate clinical documentation.
Actively participate in clinical performance improvement activities as assigned.
Build a network of positive working relationships that advocate for the patient.
Remain current on clinical practice and protocols impacting clinical reimbursement.
Participate in department improvement initiatives.
Serve to orient and educate Case Manager I to departmental practices.
Provide oversight and education to case management interns placed in the practice area.
Education and Experience
Licensure as a Registered Nurse or other equivalent health care license in the state of Maryland required.
A minimum of 12 months of experience as a case manager is required.
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Knowledge of managed care, discharge planning and case management is required.
Highly effective verbal and written skills are required.
Strong communication skills, self-confidence and experience dealing with physicians required.
Excellent analytical and team-building skills, as well as the ability to prioritize and work independently is required.
Must possess the ability to work collaboratively with other disciplines.
Ability to work with Hospital/Case Management related software programs required.
Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population(s) served.
Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s requirements relative to his or her population-specific and age-specific needs.
Patient Safety
Ensures patient safety in the performance of job functions and through participation in hospital, department or unit patient safety initiatives.
Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety.
Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation
Pay Range: $35.08-$52.64 per hour.
Other Compensation (if applicable): Review the 2025-2026 UMMS Benefits Guide.
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