RN, Emergency Department Case Manager

Job description

Description The Emergency Department (ED) Case Manager is responsible for establishing, coordinating, and maintaining the process to increase patient through-put to the most appropriate level of care while facilitating interdisciplinary care across the continuum for the ED. The ED Case Manager collaborates with the patient/family, multidisciplinary team, physicians, community resources and payers to ensure the patient’s progress and level of care is appropriately determined for the emergency episode of care and for the inpatient encounter to ensure that care is performed and facilitated in an efficient and cost-effective manner. The ED Case Manager has well developed knowledge and skills in patient status determination (ie. MCG Criteria), in the assessment and care management of patients and families within the ED, inpatient and outpatient settings. The scope of practice includes patient/family assessment and management, resource management, identifying patients appropriate for Inpatient Admission, Observation, or Outpatient status, care facilitation, discharge planning with referral to all levels of care, and other related duties specific to the defined patient population. This Ca...