Director Case Management

Howard Memorial is in need of an RN Case Manager Director. This position will provide case management/utilization review and discharge planning to assure that the patient progresses through the continuum of care and is discharged to the least restrictive environment.

This is a Part-Time job status position.

A minimum of 3 years clinical nursing experience is preferred for this position.

Responsibilities
? Provides ongoing support and expertise through comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation, and overall evaluation of individual patient needs
? Coordinate the integration of social services/case management functions into the patient care, discharge, and home planning processes with other hospital departments, external service organizations, agencies, and healthcare facilities
? Communicate with physicians at regular intervals throughout hospitalization and develops an effective care plan to maintain appropriate cost, case and desired patient outcomes
? Facilitates interdisciplinary patient care conferences to review treatment goals, optimize resource utilization, and identified post-hospital needs
? Assess patient progress throughout hospital stay, while serving as patient and family advocate
? Collaborate with clinical staff in the development and execution of the plan of care, and achievement of goals
? Supervises the duties and schedule of the Utilization Review Nurse

Qualifications
? Current Arkansas or Compact State RN licensure
? Graduate of board approved nursing program
? ASN required, BSN preferred
? Effective communicator with critical thinking skills
? Readily exhibits leaderships skills
? BLS, ACLS certifications

Obtain Case Manager certification within 5 years of entry into position.

For internal applicants: Must be in good standing with HR.

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