Case Manager

Transitional Care Clinic Role

The Transitional Care Clinic (TCC) program focus is on chronic disease management and readmission prevention for high-risk patients with heart failure (HF), chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), and end stage renal disease (ESRD). TCC staff meet with inpatients at the bedside to provide chronic disease education, management, and care coordination for discharge and outpatient follow up. TCC staff work closely with multidisciplinary staff both inpatient and outpatient for optimal health management. Post discharge contact is provided through telephonic, video, and clinic follow-up. TCC staff evaluates and solve barriers around SDOHs identified. TCC Team includes RNs, NP, Pharmacist, CHW, SW, and Dietician.

Job Details:

• Work will be onsite - mainly at Belleville
• Part Time, 16 Hours per Week - variable week days
• 8 Hour Days - 8am - 4:30pm
• No Weekends or Holidays

Additional Preferred Requirements:

• 2 or more years experience as RN preferrably with cardiac and/or pulmonary patients
• EPIC documentation experience
• Ability to collaborate, communicate, and problem solve

Overview:

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Childrens at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet-recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Memorial Hospital Shiloh, a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.

Care Management includes Utilization Management (Utilization Review), Discharge Planning, Social Services, Clinical Outcomes (Care Managers), Discharge Transition Coaches, Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Documentation Improvement.

Preferred Qualifications:

Role Purpose:

Coordinates, negotiates, procures and manages the care of patients to facilitate achievement of quality cost-effective outcomes. Works collaboratively with physicians and interdisciplinary staff, internal and external to the organization, to identify and resolve issues. Performs and provides consultation regarding Utilization Management and Performance Improvement programs in order to obtain optimum value for the patient and the reimbursement source.

Responsibilities:

• Assesses, coordinates, and evaluates each patient's plan of care.
• Establishes, continuously evaluates, and documents an individualized discharge plan.
• Ensures clinical documentation and cost-effective use of hospital resources.

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Experience:

• <2 years

Supervisor Experience:

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications:

• RN

Preferred Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Experience:

• 2-5 years

Benefits and Legal Statement:

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At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer