Registered Nurse RN CASE MANAGER (RN/LIC)

Case Manager

Responsibilities The Case Manager is a registered professional nurse with education, knowledge, and experience related to the specific area assigned. The role focuses on leadership in the multidisciplinary planning and coordination of the patient's care across the healthcare continuum. The Case Manager organizes the sequence of patient care to attain maximum levels of effectiveness and efficiency to reach desired quality, clinical, and cost outcomes. The Case Manager organizes multiple strategies to ensure the case of all patients is managed with minimal overlapping roles and processes. The Case Manager participates in a team approach, composed of the physician, nurse, social worker, direct and indirect providers, community resources, and payers. The Case Manager conducts medical necessity utilization, manages home/outpatient services and in collaboration with the clinical team and medical provider, provides discharge planning coordination and intervention. The Case Manager strives to promote patient wellness, improved care outcomes, efficient utilization of health services and minimized denials of payment among a patient population with complex health needs. Communicates and updates Department Director or Designee on cases that require management level assistance and/or approval as they occur including data collection and reporting. Demonstrates Service Excellence at all times. This position serves patients of all ages and encompasses all other duties as assigned.

About Lakewood Ranch Medical Center (LWRMC): Lakewood Ranch Medical Center® (LWRMC), located in the heart of the Lakewood Ranch community, has served the people of Lakewood Ranch and surrounding areas since 2004. It is an award-winning, high-quality, acute-care hospital accredited by The Joint Commission and it consistently ranks high in terms of quality, safety and patient satisfaction. The medical staff includes more than 750 physicians and allied health professionals who practice in a wide range of specialties. Through the years, LWRMC has expanded its offerings to the people of Manatee and Sarasota counties by growing services and updating technologies to better serve the surrounding communities. Services include emergency services and freestanding emergency department, general and robotic surgery, maternity care, breast health, cardiology, orthopedic surgery, stroke, sleep medicine, urology and wound care. If you want to join a team of professionals providing the highest quality of care, look no further than Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

Qualifications Current Active RN Florida Licensure BSN Preferred Minimum of three (3) years acute care clinical experience required Case Management Certification Preferred Discharge Planning and/or Utilization (InterQual) preferred EEO Statement All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.