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Case Manager - Care Transitions

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Organization Facility: Mount Auburn Hospital Category: Care Management / Patient Care Coordination Job ID: JR64689 Date posted: 12/09/2024
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Job Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Case Management: Case Manager

Job Description:

Primary Responsibilities

1. Performs discharge planning to inpatient admissions to MAH.

2. Communicates with attending and house staff when options to inpatient care are identified.

3. Utilizes clinical expertise to determine the appropriate level of care for patients. Leads the healthcare team in selecting appropriate, safe, hospital or alternative care options.

4. Works with MAH nursing and social work staff to coordinate and facilitate patient discharge.

5. Identifies days not meeting acute hospital level of care criteria and reports them to the physician reviewer.

6. Works with patients and families to facilitate post hospital care and develop plans to meet short and long-term needs.

7. Accurately manages observation status patients by working with physicians to ensure appropriate utilization.

8. Is part of the department’s Saturday, holiday and beeper rotation as needed.

9. Adheres to all insurance, contractual, and regulatory requirements as mandated.

Required Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree preferred. Current state license as a Registered Nurse, or LCSW/LICSW

2. Three years of medical/surgical nursing care experience. Two years of case management or utilization management experience.

3. Basic computer and typing skills.

4. Effective verbal communication skills and problem solving and conflict resolution skills.

5. Demonstrated ability to organize and work independently

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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