Travel Nurse RN - Case Manager in Columbus, OH
Cynet Health - columbus, OH
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Weekly Pay Range - $2032 To $2257 **Job Title:** Registered Nurse **Job Specialty:** Case Manager **Job Duration:** 13 weeks **Shift:** Day 3x12-Hour (07:30 - 16:30) **Guaranteed Hours:** Not specified **Experience:** 5 years clinical experience in an acute care setting, preferably in a med/surg environment. **License:** Valid compact or state nursing license required. **Certifications:** BCLS certification required. **Must-Have:** Clinical experience, communication skills, ability to travel between locations, proficiency in using EMR systems. **Job Description:** - Serve as a liaison between hospital and in-home care teams to ensure patients are screened appropriately for program inclusion. - Facilitate patient screening and enrollment into the Hospital Care at Home program in collaboration with emergency department and inpatient providers. - Run reports in the EMR multiple times per day to identify eligible patients and review medical team documentation, documenting findings appropriately. - Lead multidisciplinary daily huddles to discuss potential patients and available capacity. - Communicate action items to ensure timely patient transfer from hospital to home. - Participate in rounding and unit-based huddles to identify potential candidates and educate about the program. - Manage day-to-day work responsibilities for the Hospital Care at Home program to assure optimal patient flow and satisfaction. - Verify patient eligibility for inclusion, ensuring clinical, social, and payor requirements are met prior to enrolling patients. - Coordinate as needed with internal stakeholders. - Introduce the program to patients, answer questions, and obtain patient consent. - Follow up with patients and families/caregivers throughout the consent and enrollment process. - Perform assessments of patient needs, including physical, functional, psycho-social needs, and home environment. - Demonstrate knowledge of levels of care, including observation and inpatient status, and seek input from Utilization Management as needed. - Collaborate with all in-hospital care team members to assist with and ensure a smooth transition from hospital to home. - Serve as a clinical point person for the in-home care team and connect them to in-hospital resources and services. - Engage other departments to coordinate services as needed. - Educate providers, nurses, case managers, social workers, and other care team members on the Hospital Care at Home program and its benefits to patients. - Display thorough and accurate documentation of all communication throughout the patient acquisition and enrollment process. - Utilize interpreter services as needed.
Created: 2024-10-13