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Director, Case Management

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Houston, Texas

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Acute Care, Appraisal Review, Benchmarking, Best Practices, Budgeting, Capital Appropriation, Capital Budgeting, Case Management, Certified Case Manager (CCM), Communication Skills, Corrective Action, Discharge Plans, Emerging Technology, Employee Terminations, Fellowship, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Forecasting, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Healthcare Quality, Hospital, Leadership, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Management Strategy, Medicine, Mentoring, Needs Assessment, Network Administration/Management, Nursing, Patient Care, People Management, Performance Management, Performance Reviews, Philosophy, Productivity Management, QoS (Quality of Service), Quality Management, Registered Nurse (RN), Social Work, Team Player, Time Management, Treatment Plan, Utilization Management, Vendor/Supplier Management
LOCATION
Houston, Texas
POSTED
15 days ago
The Director of Case Management is responsible and accountable for the implementation of the case management program at the local level. The components/roles of the inpatient case management program consist of the following: Care Facilitation, Utilization Management, Case Management and Discharge Planning.
The Director is responsible for developing systems and processes for care/utilization management and discharge planning at the hospital level.  In addition, the Director may be responsible for managing the department’s activities related to discharge planning and clinical quality improvement.  The Director evaluates and ensures that hospital resources are used appropriately and effectively.  The Director oversees the collection, analysis and reporting of financial and quality data related to utilization management, quality improvement and performance improvement.  The Director promotes interdisciplinary collaboration, fosters teamwork and champions service excellence.

Principal Accountabilities:
  • Plans, directs and supervises all aspects of the local level program.
  • Facilitates growth and development of the case management program consistent with enterprise wide philosophy and in response to the dynamic nature of the health care environment through benchmarking for best practices, networking, quality management, and other activities as needed.
  • Responsible for approving and managing the day to day local level operational budget.
  • Assures that revenue, expenses, contribution margin and FTE’s meet or exceed budget.
  • Prepares and submits budget and related reports.
  • Forecasts and accurately projects expenses.
  • Takes corrective action to address negative variances.
  • Identifies and proposes capital budget items appropriately.
  • Identifies and achieves optimal targeted financial outcomes via the inpatient case management process.
  • Responsible for departmental personnel functions (hiring, firing, etc.) in conjunction with the Executive Director of Medical Management.
  • Writes and conducts annual and interim performance appraisal reviews for the professional and non-professional staff in department.
  • Acts as liaison to facilitate communication and collaboration between all care partners (physicians, hospitalists, community care managers, nurses, community resources, etc.)
  • Responsible for leading a high performance team of “system thinkers” who incorporate leadership principles and vision in performing the functions of case management.
  • Uses data to drive decisions, plan, and implement performance improvement strategies for case management.
  • Oversees the education of physicians, managers, staff, patients and families related to the case management process at the local level.
  • Participates in this evolutionary process by constantly identify future needs of current customers and/or identifying potential new customers.
  • Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all Memorial Hermann policies, procedures, and standards within budgetary specifications including time management, supply management, productivity and quality of service.
  • Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education and skills competency; supports department-based goals which contribute to the success of the organization; serves as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff.
  • Demonstrates commitment to caring for every member of our community by creating compassionate and personalized experiences. Models Memorial Hermann’s service standards by providing safe, caring, personalized and efficient experiences to patients and colleagues.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

They must have 5yrs. plus of Case Management Acute Care Hospital Leadership/Supervisory/Director Experience.


Education: Bachelors of Nursing (BSN) or Masters Social Work (MSW); Masters degree preferred

Licenses/Certifications:
  • Current and valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Texas or
  • Current and valid Texas license as a Master’s Social Worker (LMSW), required
  • LCSW preferred and Certified Case Manager (CCM), Accredited Case Manager (ACM) or
  • Fellowship of the American Academy of Case Management (FAACM), required

Benefits


  • Medical Insurance; Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Retirement
  • Equity
  • Paid Time Off
What does it mean to truly connect with a patient? You’ll find out as part of the Memorial Hermann Health System. Here, you’ll have the unique opportunity to utilize the latest technical advances in medicine while also benefiting from our insights into the human aspects of care. You’ll serve each patient as an individual, and you’ll help develop their own personalized plan of care.

Every day, you’ll be empowered to do what’s best for them while also advancing your own skills. If you want to explore a change in your career, we encourage it. In fact, we celebrate it. Your mentors will guide your growth, your co-workers will encourage your success and your career will be built the way you want. We invite you to follow your dreams and lead with compassionate care.

The Houston Chronicle named us a Top Workplace for the 10th consecutive year. They partnered with Energage to gather survey responses from employees, and ranked companies based on criteria ranging from company values and culture, to leadership and benefits.

We rated highly based on our values and the meaningful work we do. We’re honored to receive this recognition and inspired to do more for our people.

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