Case Manager

ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S IS A TOBACCO FREE WORKPLACE. FLU VACCINES ARE REQUIRED. ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, DISABILITY, PROTECTED VETERAN STATUS OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC PROTECTED BY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAWS. Work Shift: Day Shift Time Type: Full time Department: CC097460 ACNW Case Management Summary Monday-Friday, FT, 8:00-4:30pm (LPN) Additional Information The Case Manager Assistant works with the case managers to facilitate patient's continuity of care for home at time of discharge. The Assistant is responsible for making referrals to community care agencies and communicating these arrangements with the case manager and documenting in the patient's medical record. Additional duties include assisting in writing appeal letters for denied medical stay and completing discharge follow-up phone calls. Required Education Completion of an approved program per state's requirements. Required Work Experience Related Field - 1 year of experience Required Certifications Licensed Practical Nurse - Arkansas State Board of Nursing (ASBN) Description Complete referral to community resource agencies for patients with home discharge needs. Coordinate and communicate the arrangement of the discharge planning activities. Document agencies who will be providing services in the medical record along with the completion of follow-up phone calls. Complete discharge follow-up phone calls and document in medical record. Communicate any relevant gap in providing care to a patient that is identified during the phone call. Assist the manager in writing appeal letters for denials of in-patient admissions. #J-18808-Ljbffr