RN - Acute Care Manager (Hospital) Full Time and per Diem

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Job Description: *****On-Site Not Remote: Full time and Per Diem Position Purpose: The goal of the Acute Care Manager is to coordinate and manage care to assist patients in meeting their multiple needs, ensure handover and continuity of services, and to decrease fragmentation of care and services. Works collaboratively with members of the interprofessional acute care, ambulatory and post-acute care management teams to improve communication across the continuum of care. What you will do: - Ensures appropriate clinical documentation to support level of care. Analyzes the patient's current clinical status, treatment plan and past medical history to identify potential gaps on physician documentation. Identifies the principal diagnosis and all secondary conditions, co-morbidities, complications and procedures that have been documented in the medical record. - Serves as a consultant and educator with medical staff regarding status, placement, payer requirements, and utilization of resources. - Assures appropriate sequencing of care/interventions for optimal results and smooth transition along hospital care and continuum. - Proactively identifies and removes barriers that impede the progr...