RN Care Manager/UR - Remote - PRN

RN Care Manager - PRN - Remote As a Care Manager, you are the hub of patient case management and care planning. You assure quality through the continuum of care, collaborate with the care team, and implement care plans and transition strategies to achieve the best possible patient outcomes. Responsibilities Develop individualized care plans, including prioritized goals that consider the patient’s and caregiver’s goals, preferences and desired level of involvement in the care management plan. Make outbound calls to assess patient’s current health status. Identify gaps or barriers in treatment plans. Coordinate care for team members and make referrals to outside sources. Ensure members discharged from hospital or emergency department receive necessary services and resources, including medication reconciliation. Triage symptom‑based calls per approved protocols for a wide range of patients. Enroll patients and manage alerts for various home monitoring programs. Provide approved general health information and guidance to callers from approved sources based on needs assessment. Document all workflows in the EPIC system for purposes of tracking and quality assessment. Provide patient education to assist with self‑management of wellness and disease. Educate enrolled members on chronic and acute disease processes. Interact with LCMC Health care partners, leadership and/or physicians to discuss clinical questions, concerns, strategies and care plans to achieve quality and cost‑management objectives. Demonstrate energy, excitement, and passion for quality work. Qualifications Current nursing license to practice in Louisiana, as defined by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing. Minimum 2 years of professional nursing or care management experience. Utilization Review and/or Care Manager experience preferred. Acute hospital experience required.Epic and InterQual experience preferred. Shift Days (United States of America). Equal Opportunity Employer LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr 100 LCMC Health