Registered Nurse Case Manager (RN)

Who We Are We are a community built on care. Our caregivers and supporting staff extend compassion to those in need, helping to improve the health and well-being of those we serve, and provide comfort and healing. Your community is our community.

Our Story We started out as a small operation in California. In May 1969, we acquired four hospitals, some additional care facilities and real estate for the future development of hospitals. Over the years, we've grown tremendously in size, scope and capability, building a home in new markets over time, and curating those homes to provide a compassionate environment for those entrusting us with their care.

We have a rich history at Tenet. There are so many stories of compassionate care; so many 'firsts' in terms of medical innovation; so many examples of enhancing healthcare delivery and shaping a business that is truly centered around patients and community need. Tenet and our predecessors have enabled us to touch many different elements of healthcare and make a difference in the lives of others.

Our Impact Today Today, we are leading health system and services platform that continues to evolve in lockstep with community need. Tenet's operations include three businesses - our hospitals and physicians, USPI and Conifer Health Solutions.

Our impact spreads far and deep with 65 hospitals and approximately 510 outpatient centers and additional sites of care. We are differentiated by our top notch medical specialists and service lines that are tailored within each community we serve. The work Conifer is doing will help provide the foundation for better health for clients across the country, through the delivery of healthcare-focused revenue cycle management and value-based care solutions.

Together as an enterprise, we work to save lives and can accept nothing less than excellence from ourselves in service of our patients and their families, every day.

The individual’s responsibilities include the following activities :

a) accurate medical necessity screening and submission for Physician Advisor review,

b) care coordination,

c) transition planning assessment and reassessment,

d) implementation or oversight of implementation of the transition plan,

e) leading and facilitating multi-disciplinary patient care conferences,

f) managing concurrent disputes,

g) making appropriate referrals to other departments, h ) identifying and referring complex patients to Social Work Services,

I) communicating with patients and families about the plan of care,

j) collaborating with physicians, office staff and ancillary departments,

k) leading and facilitating Complex Case Review,

l) assuring patient education is completed to support post-acute needs ,

m) timely complete and concise documentation in Case Management system,

n) maintenance of accurate patient demographic and insurance information,

o) identification and documentation of potentially avoidable days,

p) identification and reporting over and underutilization,

q) and other duties as assigned.

This position may qualify for a sign-on bonus.

Job Summary

The RN Case Manager is responsible to facilitate care along a continuum through effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access to care, and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patient’s resources and right to self-determination. The individual in this position has overall responsibility for ensuring that care is provided at the appropriate level of care based on medical necessity and to assess the patient for transition needs to promote timely throughput, safe discharge, and prevent avoidable readmissions. This position integrates national standards for case management scope of services including : Utilization Management supporting medical necessity and denial prevention; Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention, and patient satisfaction; Care Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring care is the right sequence and at appropriate level of care; Compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards, and Tenet policy; Education provided to physicians, patients, families and caregivers.

Education :

Required : Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Preferred : Academic degree in nursing (bachelor's or master's)

Experience :

Required : 2 years of acute hospital patient care experience

Preferred : Acute hospital case management experience

Certifications :

Required : RN. Must be currently licensed, certified or registered to practice profession as required by law or regulation in state of practice or policy. Active RN license for state(s) covered.

Preferred : Accredited Case Manager (ACM)

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