Nurse Case Mgr

About Us: We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clinical programs rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. Overview: Responsibilities:

• Professionally direct activities of support persons, volunteers, students, Community Senior Aides and others.
• Participate in studies, surveys, or research, initiated or approved by the Case Management Department to develop knowledge about effective treatment, or improve quality of delivery of service/care.
• Identify quality of care issues and refer to appropriate departments/ services.
• Participate in conferences, workshops, and other professional development activities to maintain licensure and/or remain professionally current with advances in the field of expertise.
• Participate in multidisciplinary task forces, committees, and projects.

Qualifications:

Education:

BSN preferred. 

Degree in Nursing or an allied health field, or a suitable combination of education and experience required.

Current NYS licensure as RN required.

 

Experience:

Minimum of 4 years of direct experience in utilization management, discharge planning, case management or home care management required.

 

Skills:

Current clinical and technical nursing skills.

Knowledge of rules and regulations of child abuse/neglect reporting as appropriate.

Familiarity with requirements of regulatory agencies and third party payors.

Demonstrated ability to use word processing, spreadsheet and/or database programs as required by the position.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Excellent interpersonal skills.

Good problem-solving, decision-making and judgment skills.

Must read, write and speak English to the extent required by position; knowledge of second language preferred and may be required for some positions.

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JOB SETTING/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

 

Patient care areas in-patient/out-patient throughout the medical center; contact with patients, families, significant others, visitors and staff.

Mainly sedentary with occasional standing or walking.

May be required to make home visits.

24-hour, 7 day/week on-call availability required.

Pay Range: USD $136,275.43 - USD $156,995.00 /Yr. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.