Case Managers
Responsible for overseeing Case Managers in utilization review and continuity of care. Great leadership opportunity for a Registered Nurse with case management experience.
Case Manager Job Duties:
Admits new clients by reviewing records and applications; conducting orientations.
Determines clients' requirements by completing intake interviews; determining need for therapeutic medical, psycho-social, and psychiatric evaluations; reviewing therapist evaluations, treatment objectives, and plans.
Establishes treatment programs by setting schedules and routines; coordinating services being provided; arranging resources, including transportation and escort.
Monitors cases by verifying clients' attendance; observing and evaluating treatments and responses; advocating for needed services and entitlements; obtaining additional resources; intervening in crises; providing personal support.
Maintains clients' records by reviewing case notes; logging events and progress.
Communicates clients' progress by conducting weekly interdisciplinary meetings and evaluations; disseminating results and obstacles to therapeutic team and family; identifying treatment influences.
Prepares clients' discharge by reviewing and amplifying discharge plans; coordinating discharge and post-discharge requirements; orienting and training family members; providing resources.
Improves staff competence by providing educational resources; balancing work requirements with learning opportunities; evaluating the application of learning to changes in treatment results.
Improves treatment results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; implementing changes; rewriting policies and procedures.
Improves financial status by analyzing results; monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to management.
Meets budget by monitoring expenses; implementing cost-saving actions.
Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing treatment and results data and trends; compiling statistics; completing grant and subsidy applications.
Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.