Atlanta, Georgia13 days ago
Description: The Care Manager is responsible for patient care coordination from admission through discharge; ensuring smooth transitions of care as the patient is discharged from the hospital setting, ensuring and facilitating high quality clinical and cost outcomes, procuring and securing post-acute services, coordinating and advocating for patients and families with both internal and external stakeholders, and identifying and addressing potential barriers to care coordination/discharge planning in an effort to foster efficient care delivery and maximize reimbursement. The Care Manager must communicate confidently, effectively, and therapeutically while being assertive and conveying an impression which reflects favorably upon the organization The Care Manager will initiate and facilitate discussions with the payors in order to act as an advocate on behalf of the patient and hospital in an effort to reduce non-covered, non-authorized, or denied services.