Registered Nurse Case Manager

RN Case Manager Medical City Heart & Spine FT Day shift, 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday with some weekends Introduction Do you have the career opportunities as a Registered Nurse Case Manager you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you - at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Medical City Heart & Spine Hospitals which is a part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare. Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at Medical City Heart & Spine Hospitals! Job Summary and Qualifications * This is a Full Time Day Shift position, hours are typically 8:00am-4:30pm Monday - Friday with some weekends * Our RN Case Managers raise the bar by providing clinical expertise and the highest quality care in the most compassionate way. The RN Case Manager is responsible for promoting patient-centered care by coordinating the plan of care for the patient stay, managing the length of stay, ensuring appropriate resource management, and developing a safe appropriate discharge plan in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. The RN Case Manager facilitates the progression and transition of care using established criteria and in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team. The RN Case Manager will coordinate activities that promote quality outcomes and patient throughput while supporting a balance of optimal care and appropriate resource utilization. What You Will Do In This Role: Performs a comprehensive assessment of psychosocial, medical and discharge needs of patients/family along with an assessment of resources appropriate and available to the patient/family Reassesses the patient's clinical condition as indicated. Considers patient's readmission status or risk of readmission and develops strategies to mitigate including education on appropriately accessing healthcare resources, preventative education, and community based resources. Coordinates the plan of care and drives the discharge plan by collaborating with the multidisciplinary health care team and in particular with the patient's physician to facilitate a successful care transition In partnership with Social Services, the RN CM is responsible for ensuring the post-acute medical needs and level of care are appropriate The RN CM is responsible for timely referral to Social Services when risk factors for psychosocial determinants of health are identified Involves patient, family/responsible/significant others in identifying and clarifying needs and expectations to develop mutual and realistic goals Evaluates progression of care using evidence-based tools and approved criteria (InterQual) throughout the episode of care; escalates progression and transition of care issues through the establ