Case Manager

The Pediatric Nurse Case Manager coordinates resources and services in response to individual patient's needs and fiscal realities, performs utilization review activities and oversees coordination of complex discharge planning for assigned case load. The Nurse Case Manager is an active member of the interdisciplinary team contributing to team goal setting. The Nurse Case manager acts as a consultant to the clinical team, service lines and other departments and participates in program development and quality improvement initiatives.

The Nurse Case Manager provides age-appropriate assessments, interpretation of data, and delivery of interventions. Demonstrates the ability to work with any patient regardless of race, gender, religious affiliation, cultural beliefs, lifestyle, and disease process or treatment plan.

This is a temporary assignment (6 months).

• Oversees and coordinates complex discharge planning needs for assigned patients in collaboration with other interdisciplinary team members, assuring a safe discharge plan is developed and implemented in a timely manner

• Reviews prospectively, concurrently and retrospectively all inpatients for appropriateness of admission, level of care and determines appropriate length of stay.

• Collaborates with physicians, social workers, support liaisons and other interdisciplinary team members to assess, plan and coordinate patient care needs.

• Monitors patient's length of stay and collaborates with physicians to ensure resource utilization remains within covered benefits and are appropriate in relationship to the patient's clinical and psychosocial needs.

• Considers age specific needs of the patient as appropriate and effectively
  communicates and interacts with patients, families, staff and members of the community from diverse backgrounds.

• This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.

• Possesses a Bachelor's Degree in a Healthcare related field. Master's degree preferred.

• Knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.

• Demonstrates resourcefulness, superior written and oral communication, diplomacy, organizational and analytic skills.

• Self-directed, assertive and creative in problem solving, systems planning and patient care management in a high volume work environment.

• Basic computer skills

• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams.

• Recent experience in case management, utilization review or discharge planning preferred.

• Master's Degree in Nursing or Healthcare related field preferred.

• This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.

• Possesses a Bachelor's Degree in a Healthcare related field. Master's degree preferred.

• Knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.

• Demonstrates resourcefulness, superior written and oral communication, diplomacy, organizational and analytic skills.

• Self-directed, assertive and creative in problem solving, systems planning and patient care management in a high volume work environment.

• Basic computer skills

• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams.

• Recent experience in case management, utilization review or discharge planning preferred.

• Master's Degree in Nursing or Healthcare related field preferred.