Case Management Nurse - ED - Per Diem Days

Core Competencies

• Adheres to policies, procedures, and standards of practice to deliver safe and optimal care
• Complies with Joint Commission’s national patient safety goals
• Complies with organizational quality dashboard/benchmarking goals
• Maintains regulatory compliance consistent with quality standards and ethical obligations of the profession
• Participates in activities in alignment with the Magnet Model
• Participates in organizational committees, task forces and/or projects including presentation of project reports, committee recommendations, and task force activities at the unit level.
• Participates in Peer Review
• Participates in professional development activities
• Provides patient and family education throughout the care of patient
• Performs as a preceptor in an active and engaged manner
• Provides age specific and culturally competent discharge planning to all patients.
• Utilizes resources in an economical manner

Department Specific Competencies

• Manages all aspects of discharge planning for assigned patients as follows: Meets directly with patient/family to assess needs and develop an individualized continuing care plan in collaboration with the physician.
• Determines appropriate post-hospitalization facilities (home versus supervised living situation, board and care facility, extended –care facility, or rehabilitation facility), durable medical equipment, post-discharge nursing and/or therapist interventions, social service involvement, and need for assistance with activities of daily living.
• Interviews patients, family members and/or care givers, interface with responsible physicians, and reviews medical records.
• Identifies and resolves delays and obstacles in collaboration with the RN Case Managers, nursing and the attending physicians
• Attends interdisciplinary conferences/team meetings where appropriate to discuss patient’s home situation, level of independence and activities of daily living, home management and environment, and anticipated discharge needs for continuum of care.
• Develops and maintains cooperative relationships with hospital personnel, physicians, suppliers and insurance case managers.
• Enters data including referral for managed care patients, into Home Health System.
• Monitors activity of observation cases to see that the patient is appropriately discharged in a timely manner.

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Experience

License / Certification Requirements

Compensation Range: 

$70.62 / Hour