The Care Manager coordinates patient care across the continuum, acting as a liaison between patients, families, and the multidisciplinary healthcare team. They monitor resource utilization, facilitate discharge planning, and ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
Requirements summary
The position requires a Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice. A Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and previous experience in a care management role are preferred.
bachelor degreeTreatment planningPatient careCare coordinationRegulatory complianceDischarge planningPatient advocacyInterdisciplinary collaborationCase managementAcute careResource utilizationClinical documentationContinuum of care
Job description
Come join this dynamic team of experienced RNs, SWs, and CM Coordinators at Adventist Health!
With over 30 associates, the Care Management department regularly collaborates with various internal and external team partners to support patients & their families across the care continuum.
If you are looking for a challenging & rewarding work environment, please consider being part of this interdisciplinary team of caregivers.
This is a part-time day shift position, 10-hour shifts and the salary range is $47.60 - $71.34/hour.
Adventist Health Portland has been caring for East Portland since 1893, growing alongside the community we serve.
Today, more than 2,300 employees are dedicated to whole-person care, mind, body and spirit, across our 302-bed medical center, emergency department, and network of clinics, urgent care, home care and hospice services.
The Adventist Health Northwest Heart Center, located on our medical center campus, provides advanced cardiovascular care, bringing together expert providers, innovative treatments and compassionate support for patients across the region.
Job Summary: Provides excellent patient care by assisting in the collaboration, development, implementation, revision and reporting of the case management program.
Acts as a liaison between the patient, family, nurse, physicians, multidisciplinary team and patient's healthcare benefactor to optimize outcomes.
Serves as a consultant to the healthcare team on specific patient items.
Coordinates a continuum of care for a defined population of patients from pre-admission through post discharge.
Assures that patients and families proceed efficiently through the course of hospitalization.
Job Requirements: Education and Work Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN): Preferred Experience in a care management role: Preferred Licenses/Certifications: Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required Case management certification: Preferred Essential Functions: Leads the coordination of patient care with other disciplines within the care team, monitoring the appropriateness and timeliness of care.
Ensures the interdisciplinary care plan is consistent with the patient’s clinical course, continuing care needs and covered services by monitoring diagnostic testing, treatments and procedures, and other aspects of patient care as appropriate for acute care.
Discusses with physicians, the appropriateness of resource utilization, consultations, treatment plan, estimated length of stay, and discharge plan.
Focuses on complex patients, frequent emergency department utilizers, chronic pain patients, substance abuse patients and homeless patients.
Collaborates with acute care case managers to ensure appropriateness on ongoing care.
Coordinates the transfer of patients to tertiary centers, including the transfer of patient information required for continuity of ongoing treatment and services.
Provides oversight and collects data required for regulatory and accreditation compliance.
Manages frequent emergency department visitors by conducting a focus study review of the previous and current admissions.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Organizational Requirements: Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients.
Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable.
Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
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Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.
