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Part Time Onsite RN Case Manager - Syracuse NY
Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
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Location | Syracuse, NY Syracuse, New York |
About this job
For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us and help people live healthier lives while doing your life's best work.(sm)
Field-based (On-site) Case Managers will lead the new frontier in care coordination in the emerging provider market through full partnerships with health systems, hospitals, physicians, communities, patients and their families. In this role, the Case Manager will interact and collaborate daily with hospital licensed caregivers, health system physicians, internal and external vendors, patients and families. The Field-based Case Manager will be integral to the identification of population health management opportunities as well as the strategic development and design of these services.
Value is demonstrated through a reduction in the hospital readmission rates of select patients and improved adherence to evidence based medicine guidelines and industry quality standards. The Case Manager implements wide reaching change by contributing to the transformation of a health care system that meets the demand for safe, quality, patient centered and affordable care.
Working out of Crouse Medical Center - Syracuse, NY
Part time- 20 hours
Primary Responsibilities:
- Manage targeted population daily census
- Identify those patients appropriate for face to face contact
- Meet with patients and caregivers/families while inpatient to establish relationship and engage in transitional case management process
- Assess adequacy of discharge plan and risk associated with compliance
- Complete assessments, address any identified barriers to compliance across the continuum
- Develop care plan and interventions with patient and family input
- Proactive post discharge follow-up; telephonically or in home as appropriate
- Coordination of post discharge care with primary care physician
- Interact in a collegial and collaborative fashion with hospital clinical staff to include: RNs, Social Workers, UR/UM, physicians, and nonclinical support staff
- Communicate regularly with patients and families, with hospital team, and document regularly in required systems for outcome reporting
- Promote cost effective health care with aligned health system networks
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
- Current, unrestricted RN license in your state of residence
- 3+ years experience in a hospital setting, acute care, direct care experience or experience as a telephonic Case Manager for an insurance company
- Basic level of experience with Microsoft Word, with the ability to navigate a Windows environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree
- Managed care experience
- Home Health Care and/or Field Based Case Management experience
- Case Management experience
- Certified Case Manager (CCM)
- Experience/exposure with discharge planning
- Experience in utilization review, concurrent review and/or risk management
- Strong organizational skills and multitasking abilities will be keys to success
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
 
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment
Job Keywords: RN, Registered Nurse, Case Manager, Managed Care, Utilization Review, CCM, Discharge Planning, Syracuse, NY, New York