RN Case Manager (Part Time, Days) Abington-Jefferson

About the role

Number of Positions In Requisition

1

Job Details

The Case Manager RN utilizes advanced nursing skills and knowledge to comprehensively coordinate care for a defined patient population to facilitate patients through the continuum of care. Coordinates all aspects of discharge planning and establishes a safe discharge plan for assigned patients.

Job Duties

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Advocates for the patient and family throughout the entire episode of care.
• Functions as a resource to facilitate communication among the healthcare team and patient/family.
• Facilitates patient progression throughout the patient’s hospital stay.
• Reviews patient length of stay/barriers data to facilitate patients’ progression during Multidisciplinary Rounds and Escalation/Outlier meetings.
• Reviews patients’ status daily to identify issues requiring priority interventions or attention which may impact the established discharge plan.
• May facilitate daily patient Plan of Care Huddle Rounds functioning as the Patient Progression Leader or supports the identified Patient Progression Leader. Monitors patient’s progress intervening as necessary to ensure patient progresses efficiently.
• Proactively identifies and resolves barriers to patient care and/or progression to discharge.
• Escalates unresolved barriers to Department Leadership.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree of Nursing
• 3 years case management or discharge planning experience
• Demonstrates effective use of conflict resolution skills as necessary
• Utilizes interdisciplinary collaborative team approach to patient care planning and discharge coordination.
• Understands the impact of developmental stage on adjustment to illness/trauma.
• Demonstrates ability to identify adolescent behaviors concerning body image, independence, sexual identity, interference with ability to establish identity, tendency to deny or minimize severity of illness.
• Demonstrates understanding of end of life issues.
• Exhibits effective communication skills while working with neonate, infant, adolescent, and geriatric patient.
• Demonstrates ability to recognize the signs of physical and/or emotional abuse or neglect to help identify victims.
• Demonstrates the ability to identify hearing and sight deficiencies in geriatric population.
• RN - Licensed Registered Nurse - PA - State of Pennsylvania
• Shift/Hours: Part Time/Days - 24 hours weekly (8:00am-4:30pm)

Physical Demands

Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.

Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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