IP Care Management Consultant

IP Care Management Consultant I page is loaded## IP Care Management Consultant Ilocations:
Genesis Hospital time type:
Part time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR105650#
** GENESIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
** In order to fill our Mission of serving our community by helping each person achieve optimal health and well-being by providing compassionate, exceptional, and affordable healthcare services, all employees of Genesis Health Care System must be committed to living the Genesis Mission and Genesis values of Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Team, and Innovation. All employees must regard themselves as an ‘owner’ of Genesis and keep our patients at the center of everything we do *- always.*##

Position Details:

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

20

Department:

Inpatient Care Management## Overview of Position:

The RN Care Manager or Social Worker Care Manager acts as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure the patient’s progress across the continuum is efficient, with quality patient care. The Care Manager will provide discharge planning coordination and intervention for all inpatients and to observation / outpatients as needed. They intervene with patients who have complex psychosocial needs. They offer crisis intervention to patients and families and coordinate the development of a discharge plan for high-risk patient populations.

The goal of the Care Manager is to promote patient wellness, reduce re-admission rates, and improve patient care outcomes.
** ESSENTIAL DUTIES
** Throughput & Coordination of Hospital Care:  Interacts on a regular and consistent basis with physicians, nursing staff, and utilization review staff on patient care, resource utilization & observation issues.  Actively involves the physicians to prevent delays and improve patient outcomes concurrently.  Identifies and resolves delays and obstacles to discharge.
Patient Goals of Care & Care Plan:  Collaborates with patient/family in establishing mutual goals based on patient/s needs or problems.  Educates and instills confidence in the patient’s/caregiver’s own ability to optimize their own health.  Works with them to help them integrate health status changes into their life.  Ensures that the plan of care and services are patient focused, high quality      Multidisciplinary Rounds:  Facilitates & participates in care coordination, multidisciplinary rounds for your assigned district.  

Provides appropriate information in order to facilitate and develop an individualized continuing care plan in collaboration with patients and physicians.
Readmission Reviews:  Meets with patients and family members to assess living arrangements prior to admission, evaluate factors that may have contributed to 30-day readmission, and actively works with family to identify resources available to meet their challenges.
Facilitates & utilizes family conference meetings when appropriate.  Create care plans for continuum of care, if applicable.
Discharge Checklist:  Ensures that all elements of CMS discharge checklist along with patient’s plan of care have been communicated to the patient/family and members of the healthcare team and are documented in Epic EMR per CMS and department standards and to assure continuity of care.
Patient Safety:  Ensures safe care to patients adhering to policies, procedures, and standards.
Psych Precertification:  Completes pre-certs for inpatient psychiatric admissions, on weekends when required.
Transitions of care and Post discharge follow-up process:  Provides patient with follow-up case management contact information to ensure initiation of home services, medication needs are met, along with ensuring that the patient/family has someone to call with follow-up questions.  Ensures that transitions of care are completed, and patient is connected with appropriate system wide care management.
Social Workers Follows the ethical codes as established by the State of Ohio Counselor and Social Work Board. Intervenes with patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial consequences of illness and or disability access and mobilizes family and community resources to meet the identified…