Case Manager (RN / LPN) - Full-time / Part-time

A premier healthcare facility located in Richmond, VA is seeking a self-motivated and compassionate Registered or Licensed Practical Nurse for a rewarding Case Manager role on their staff. As a Case manager, the qualified Nurse will enhance the quality of patient management and satisfaction, to promote continuity of care and cost effectiveness through the integrating and functions of case management, utilization review and discharge planning. Apply today!

Healthcare Facility

The Case Manager will:

• Coordinate the integration of social services/case management functions into the patient care, discharge, and home planning processes with other departments, external service organizations, agencies and healthcare facilities.
• Conduct concurrent medical record review using specific indicators and criteria as approved by medical staff
• Promote effective and efficient utilization of clinical resources and mobilizes resources to assist in achieving desired clinical outcomes within specific timeframe
• Conduct review for appropriate utilization of services from admission through discharge
• Evaluate patient satisfaction and quality of care provided
• Communicate with physicians at regular intervals throughout hospitalization and develops an effective working relationship
• Assist physicians to maintain appropriate cost, case, and desired patient outcomes
• Coordinate the provision of social services to patients, families, and significant others to enable them to deal with the impact of illness on individual family functioning and to achieve maximum benefits from healthcare services
• Complete expanded assessment of patients and family needs at time of admission
• Complete psychosocial assessment
• Refer cases where patients and/or family would benefit from counseling required to complete complex discharge plan to social worker

• Active Registered of Practical Nurse license
• 7+ years of utilization review/case management
• Maintain current professional licensure in nursing or professional field of certification
• Hospital / healthcare setting experience
• Proven working experience in case management.
• Excellent knowledge of case management principles, healthcare management and reimbursement.
• Previous experience with psychological aspects of care
• Effective communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Familiarity with professional and technical emerging knowledge

• 7+ years of experience in discharge planning from a hospital