Job DescriptionStanford Health Care is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Case Management for a nursing job in Stanford, California.Job Description & RequirementsSpecialty: Case ManagementDiscipline: RNDuration: OngoingShift: nightsEmployment Type: Staff1.0 FTE Full time Night - 10 Hour R2444890 Onsite 108751001 Case Management Inpatient Nursing PALO ALTO, 500 Pasteur Dr, CaliforniaIf you're ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings. Your best is waiting to be discovered. Night - 10 Hour (United States of America)Commitment: Full-Time (1.0 FTE)
Schedule: 4/10 HR Night Shifts (230pm - 1am)
$10,000 signing bonus is available for new hires. Current and former SHC employees are not eligible for this signing bonus.
Strongly Preferred Experience:
- 1 year of Case Management experience
- Experience using Interqual
- Experience in an Emergency department is a plus, preferably in a level 1/2 trauma center or an academic medical center.
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A Brief Overview
Case Managers are licensed nursing professionals responsible for coordinating continuum of care and discharge planning activities for a caseload of assigned patients. Major responsibilities include coordinating all facets of a patient's admission/discharge; performing utilization review activities, including review of patient charts for timeliness of services as well as appropriate utilization of services; and ensuring optimum use of resources, service delivery, and compliance with external review agencies' requirements. Case Managers act as consultants to the clinical team, service lines, and other departments regarding patient assessment and patient care and participate in program development and quality improvement initiatives. In their role, Case Managers, by applying guidelines and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, influence and direct the delivery and quality of patient care. A hospital-based case management system has as its primary goal to ensure the most appropriate use of services by patients and, toward that end, to avoid duplication and misuse of medical services, control costs by reducing inefficient services, and improve the effectiveness of care delivery. Objectives are to facilitate timely discharge; prompt, efficient use of resources; achievement of expected outcomes; collaborative practice; coordination of care across the continuum; and performance/quality improvement activities that lead to optimal patient outcomes. A Case Manager differs from other roles in professional nursing/health care practice in that it is not intended to provide direct patient care; rather, a Case Manager will be assigned to specific patients to ensure that the medical services and treatments required are accomplished in the most financially and clinically efficient manner.
This job description covers all classifications for Case Managers within the organization. All Case Managers must meet all elements of the Essential Functions, and Qualifications.
There is a Voluntary professional development program designed to recognize and reward professional excellence in the role of Case Manager. Promotion is determined based on the Case Manager Professional Development Program. Here is a description of the various levels:
Level I: Case Manager
Level II: Advanced Case Manager
Level III: Expert Case Manager
Locations
Stanford Health Care
What you will doCoordination of Care -- – Complex case manager who manages each patient's transition through the system and transfers accountability to the appropriate person upon entry into another clinical service or discharge.Discharge Planning - - Coordinates and facilitates timely implementation of discharge plans for assignedpatients with complex needs in collaboration with other interdisciplinary team members; arranges follow up care as appropriate.Utilization Review -- Reviews prospectively, concurrently and retrospectively all inpatients for appropriateness of admission, level of care, and determines appropriate length of stay. Monitors patients' length of stay and collaborates with physicians to ensure resource utilization remains within covered benefits and are appropriate in relationship to the patient's clinical and psychosocial needs; plans and implements (through multi-disciplinary meetings or rounds) strategies to reduce length of stay, reduce resource consumption, and achieve positive patient outcomes analyzes and addresses aggregate variances as well as variances from individual patients and shares this information with staff, physicians, and administration.Education/Consultation -- Acts as an educational resource and provides consultation to patients and their families, hospital medical personnel regarding the discharge planning process and applicable regulatory requirements; educates the staff on case management; and provides specific information related to casetypes.Lead Work -- May lead the work of administrative/clinical support staff responsible for assisting with casemanagement for an assigned patient caseload. Other -- Participates in department program planning, goal setting, systems development and process improvement; participates in department and hospital committees and task forces; develops and maintains documentation of findings, discharge arrangements, and actions taken according to departmental guidelines; prepares and maintains records as required; collects, analyzes and reports on data for utilization, quality improvement, compliance, and other areas as assigned.Patient Assessment / Plan of Care -- Functions as a resource to and collaborates with physicians, social workers, nurses, and other interdisciplinary team members to assess, plan, and coordinate patient care needs and/or performs patient assessment and develops a plan of care to assure consistent, timely, and appropriate care is provided in a patient-focused manner.Quality Improvement -- Participates in quality improvement activities by identifying opportunities for improvement in such areas as clinical outcomes, utilization of resources and concurrent data collection;participates in clinical process improvement teams within the department, service lines, and hospital.Third-Party Reimbursement -- Collects, analyzes reports and reviews patient information with third-party payers to assure reimbursement for patient services/procedures. Communicates with review organizations / payers to provide requested clinical and psychosocial information to assure reimbursement.
Education QualificationsBachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university requiredMaster's Degree preferred
Experience QualificationsThree (3) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience
Required Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesAbility to collect and record data, evaluate data and statistics, and maintain effective reporting systemsAbility to develop and perform patient assessment and plan of careAbility to monitor and assure the patient's access to the appropriate level of care; the right health care providers; and the correct setting and services to meet the patient's needs; promote coordination and continuity in patient health careAbility to provide age-appropriate assessments, interpretation of data, and delivery of interventionsAbility to provide appropriate patient care and clinical information when patients are admitted, referred, transferred, or dischargedAbility to remain knowledgeable regarding available treatments and servicesAbility to resolve conflicts and/or negotiate with others to achieve positive results; establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationshipsAbility to understand, interpret and apply complex federal and state hospital compliance laws, rules, regulations and guidelinesAbility to work effectively with individuals at all levels of the organizationKnowledge of available patient services and treatmentKnowledge of current theories, principles, practices, standards, emerging technologies, techniques and approaches in the nursing profession, and the health care system, and the responsibility and accountability for the outcome of practiceKnowledge of evaluation and assessment techniquesKnowledge of financial processes of various private and public funding sources for health care services/proceduresKnowledge of hospital operations, organization, systems and procedures and laws and regulations pertaining to the operation of hospitals in CaliforniaKnowledge of medical terminology and related levels of care and treatmentKnowledge of the full continuum of care available to patients, interrelationships of the care components, and their effective integrationKnowledge of the models of case management, including the principles and practices of discharge planning, utilization review, and quality assurance/improvemenStanford Health Care Job ID #R2444890. Posted job title: Case Manager (RN) - Emergency DepartmentAbout Stanford Health CareStanford Health Care, along with Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley and Stanford Medicine Partners, is part of the adult health care delivery system of Stanford Medicine. Combining clinical care, research, and education to advance the understanding and practice of medicine, we provide compassionate, coordinated care personalized for the unique needs of every patient.We are proud to provide patients with the very best in diagnosis and treatment. And we are pioneering leading-edge therapies that will change the way health care is delivered tomorrow.Stanford Medicine is an ecosystem comprising the School of Medicine and the pediatric and adult health care delivery systems. Together, we harness the full potential of biomedicine through collaborative research, education, and clinical care for patients of all ages. Precision Health is at the core of what we do, preventing disease before it strikes and treating it decisively when it does. Together, uniting our diverse perspectives and collective expertise for the greater good, we are Stanford MedicineBenefitsMedical benefitsContinuing Education403b retirement planDental benefitsVision benefitsPet insuranceWellness and fitness programsEmployee assistance programsLife insuranceDiscount programSign-On bonus
