Case Manager Registered Nurse

Responsibilities

• Conducts admission and continued stay according to established procedure and departmental standards.
• Establishes effective working relationship with medical and hospital staff to educate and coordinate usage of resources and services as evidenced by length of stay.
• Notifies director of potential or identified problem areas that concern length of stay or financial issues.
• Screens all cases for early identification of “high risk” patients according to established protocols.
• Demonstrates patient and family involvement in the discharge planning process as indicated in the collaborative care notes.
• Assures patient care staff, physicians are kept informed of discharge plans by providing a continued system of communication through documentation in the medical record according to established procedure.
• Ongoing appraisal of patient/family needs is evidenced by documentation.
• Assures completion of all discharge documentation, referral agency forms, and state required forms prior to the discharge of the patient.
• Keeps current community resources as demonstrated by providing accurate information on the resources to patients and family.
• Actively participates in Interdisciplinary rounding by appropriate selection of patients and discussing needs of patient with other departments
• Follows regulatory compliance standards for IMMs, choice letters and Certification forms

• Education
  :
  Associate's Degree Nursing
• License - Issued by Florida or Compact State:
  Registered Nurse
• Certification
• Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Red Cross or American Heart Association And
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
• Work Experience
• Two years of clinical experience as a registered nurse (RN) in an acute care setting.