Case Manager - Emergency Department - (US-GA-Cartersville - 30121)

Minimum Education: None
Jobcode: 54886944
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Our medical facility in Cartersville, Georgia is looking for an experienced Emergency Department Case Manager. This position will greatly contribute to our commitment in bringing optimal healthcare to our community.

Description

The Case Manager is responsible for the appropriate allocation of hospital resources through facilitating a quality driven, cost effective plan of care. The Case Manager collaborates internally and externally with patients, families and significant others, clinicians and third party payers to assess, develop, implement and evaluate a plan of care based on identified needs and available resources.



The Case Manager implements patient safety activities to include:

Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, quality of care or the services delivered
Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system: uses Meditech system to document and report potential patient safety issues
Adheres to established guidelines for reporting a significant medical error or an unanticipated outcome in the patient's care which results in patient harm
Attends in-service presentations and completes mandatory education as required


The Case Manager demonstrates a commitment to teamwork and cooperation. He/She supports organizational goals by providing quality customer service and participating in performance improvement efforts. The Case Manager will apply the mission, vision, and value statements of hospital in the fulfillment of Case Management functions and comply with hospital policies and procedures.


Qualifications

Registered Nurse with current Georgia license (Bachelor's Degree preferred) or LMSW
Two years of clinical nursing experience required, Case Management or Utilization Review experience preferred
Case Management or Utilization Review certification, preferred
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain collaborative and effective working relationships
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in oral, written and electronic form
Demonstrated ability of critical thinking, analytical and decision-making skills, and negotiation
Demonstrated ability to perform basic word processing and spreadsheet functions
Ability to collect, interpret and report data, as requested
Ability to take call evening, nights and weekends
Our Facility: We are more than a hospital, we're a family. A family of healthcare workers committed to the care and improvement of human life. We place our patient's needs first. Our facility is a 112-bed acute care and outpatient facility about 30 miles north of Atlanta GA. We are continually growing to meet the needs of our community through qualified staff, physician recruitment and cutting edge technology.



Please apply by clicking the 'apply' link on this page. For more information or a complete list of our open positions, please visit our USresources Healthcare website at http://www.usrhealthcare.com or call us at 800-826-8127.

Experience: (REGISTERED NURSE over 2.0 year(s) OR RN over 2.0 year(s) ) AND(CASE MANAGER OR CASE MANAGEMENT OR UTILIZATION REVIEW )

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