RN Case Manager - Acute Care - Weekender - Day Shift - 10K Sign-on Bonus

External Candidates are Eligible for a 10K Sign-on Bonus!

Christiana Care's Newark Hospital is currently recruiting a Weekend RN Case Manager with experience in Transitional Care or Discharge Planning within an Acute Care Hospital setting.

As part of our Weekender Incentive Program (WIP), you are required to work 3 out of 4 weekends in a four-week schedule. This consists of a 12-hour day shift on Saturdays and Sundays, along with one rotating Friday evening shift from 4 to 8 p.m. Additionally, there will be an alternating holiday shift every other year.

Weekend Incentive Program Include: Special rate of pay and full benefits, except for Paid Time Off (PTO).

The RN Case Manager will be responsible formanaging patient care and drive patient progression and establishing discharge plan. This includes functioning as a member of the interdisciplinary team, creating, implementing, and monitoring treatment plans to ensure safe, timely, and effective transitions throughout the care continuum and discharge planning.

The Unit Information:

Our Case Management Triad Team Model is a collaboration between the following:

• RN Care Manager - manage patient care and drive patient progression and establish a discharge plan.
• Social Worker - resolve psycho-social barriers and support discharge needs.
• Utilization Management - reviews patient status for appropriateness and anticipated payer coverage.

CASE MANAGEMENT:

• Identify patients who have post-acute care, placement, and complex discharge planning needs based on a comprehensive assessment that includes physical, as well as psycho-social factors/needs.
• Anticipate, initiate, and establish a discharge plan for patients with post-acute care needs, collaborating with the physician, nurse, and other health care providers, the patient, their family/primary caregiver(s), third-party payers, and employer following established clinical guidelines, standards, and pathways.
• Review the admission assessment and collaborate with the primary nurse and other health care providers to ensure a multidisciplinary plan of care is in place to meet identified patient care needs and desired outcomes.
• Identify system issues that serve as barriers to care. Participates in the development and implementation of strategies to remove barriers and facilitate performance improvement measures.

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT:

• Review patients' progress with members of the health care team. Monitors use of clinical pathways, verifying appropriate use and progress toward identified patient care outcomes. Monitors compliance with National Patient Safety Goals within the assigned unit.

• Participate in monthly unit-based PI meetings to improve compliance with National Patient Safety Goals and JCAHO ongoing readiness efforts.
• Assist with data collection and implementation of action plans for CMS, JCAHO, and AHA Quality Initiatives as well as CCHS-defined measures.

About Us

Christiana Care is one of the country's most dynamic healthcare organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible, and lowering healthcare costs. Christiana Care includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, urgent care centers, three hospitals (1,299 beds), a free-standing emergency department, a Level I trauma center, a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women's health.

Education & Requirements

• An active RN license in DE or Compact State is required.
• BSN required.
• Minimum of 2 years of Acute Care Hospital setting required.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as an Acute Care RN Case Manager or RN Utilization Management required.
• RN with experience in Case Management, Transitional Care, or Discharge Planning in an inpatient hospital are required.
• BLS preferred.
• Case Management Certification (CCM) required within 18 months of eligibility.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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EEO Posting Statement

ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/