RN Case Manager (Part Time, Days) Abington-Jefferson

RN Case Manager (Part Time, Days) Abington-Jefferson### RN Case Manager (Part Time, Days) Abington-JeffersonApply: Montgomery County, PA: Part time: Posted Today: REQ-0038525**Number of Positions In Requisition**1**Job Details**The Case Manager RN utilizes advanced nursing skills and knowledge to comprehensively coordinate care for a defined patient population to facilitate patients through the continuum of care. Coordinates all aspects of discharge planning and establishes a safe discharge plan for assigned patients.**Job Description****Job Duties*** Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.* Advocates for the patient and family throughout the entire episode of care.* Functions as a resource to facilitate communication among the healthcare team and patient/family.* Facilitates patient progression throughout the patient’s hospital stay.* Reviews patient length of stay/barriers data to facilitate patients’ progression during Multidisciplinary Rounds and Escalation/Outlier meetings.* Reviews patients’ status daily to identify issues requiring priority interventions or attention which may impact the established discharge plan.* May facilitate daily patient Plan of Care Huddle Rounds functioning as the Patient Progression Leader or supports the identified Patient Progression Leader. Monitors patient’s progress intervening as necessary to ensure patient progresses efficiently.* Proactively identifies and resolves barriers to patient care and/or progression to discharge.* Escalates unresolved barriers to Department Leadership.**Minimum Qualifications*** Bachelor’s Degree of Nursing* 3 years case management or discharge planning experience* Demonstrates effective use of conflict resolution skills as necessary* Utilizes interdisciplinary collaborative team approach to patient care planning and discharge coordination.* Understands the impact of developmental stage on adjustment to illness/trauma.* Demonstrates ability to identify adolescent behaviors concerning body image, independence, sexual identity, interference with ability to establish identity, tendency to deny or minimize severity of illness.* Demonstrates understanding of end of life issues.* Exhibits effective communication skills while working with neonate, infant, adolescent, and geriatric patient.* Demonstrates ability to recognize the signs of physical and/or emotional abuse or neglect to help identify victims.* Demonstrates the ability to identify hearing and sight deficiencies in geriatric population.* RN - Licensed Registered Nurse - PA - State of Pennsylvania* **Shift/Hours: Part Time/Days - 24 hours weekly (8:00am-4:30pm)****Additional Qualifications** **Physical Demands** Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, \\*patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR. Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.**Work Shift**Workday Day (United States of America)**Worker Sub Type**Regular**Employee Entity**Abington Memorial Hospital**Primary Location Address**1200 Old York Road, Abington, Pennsylvania, United States of AmericaNationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years. #J-18808-Ljbffr Jefferson Health