RN Case Manager

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Registered Nurse (RN) Case Manager with Doctors Hospital of Augusta you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back! Job Summary And Qualifications As a RN Case Manager, your role will be to support patients and families through every step of their care journey. You will coordinate services, connect resources, and develop care plans that reflect each patient’s unique needs. By partnering with physicians, nurses, and department leaders, you will help ensure safe transitions, clear communication, and consistent quality across the continuum of care. What you will do in this role: You will be responsible for coordinating the plan of care for the patient stay, managing the length of stay, ensuring appropriate resource management, while developing a safe appropriate discharge plan. You will facilitate the progression and transition of care and identify patients who are at risk for adverse outcomes during the transition from one level of care/setting to another. You will perform a comprehensive assessment of psychosocial, medical and discharge needs of patients/family, along with an assessment of resources appropriate and available to them. You will reassess the patient’s clinical condition as indicated. You will be responsible for ensuring the post-acute medical needs and level of care are appropriate, in partnership with Social Services. You will evaluate progression of care using evidence-based tools and approved criteria (InterQual) throughout the episode of care; escalating progression and transition of care issues. You will make appropriate referrals to third-party payer, disease and case management programs for recurring patients and patients with chronic disease states. You will act as a liaison through effective and professional communications between and with physicians, patient / family, hospital staff, and outside agencies. You will serve as an advocate for patient's rights, needs and values. What qualifications you will need: Must be a graduate from an accredited school of Nursing: Associate’s Degree in Nursing or higher is required. BSN is highly preferred. Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state which you practice and/or hold an active Compact/Multi-State RN license. 1-3 years of clinical, hospital nursing experience is required. 2 years of experience in Case Management is highly preferred. Certification in Case Management or Utilization Review is preferred. InterQual experience is preferred. Benefits Doctors Hospital of Augusta , offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. #J-18808-Ljbffr