Job Title: Case Manager
Location: Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Duration: 13 week
Shift/Schedule: Days, 3 days per week, 12 hours per day (36 hours per week)
Job Summary:
As a member of a multidisciplinary care management team, the nursing case manager is accountable and responsible for coordinating the care and services of selected patient populations.
Job Responsibilities:

• Comprehensively assesses patient goals: biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, discharge planning needs and financial status.
• Closely monitors patient’s progress for changes in medical needs that could affect present and future medical treatment.
• Procures services and serves as advocate on behalf of the patient and family with scarce resources.
• Works closely with third party payers to resolve problems and issues affecting the continuity of patient care.
• Coordinates and directs the discharge planning of patients with family members, health care team and the community.
• Reviews admission data within the designated timeframe to determine the suitability of the level of care in accordance with ISD-A criteria and/or established criteria.

Qualifications & Skills:
Education:

• Required: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Preferred: Bachelor of Science (or higher) in Nursing Board Approved Program.

Licensure & Certifications:

• Current RN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate Compact RN License (eNLC).
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association, required upon hire.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Three (3) years clinical nursing experience in an acute care facility.
• Knowledge of nursing practices and procedures.
• Strong clinical assessment skills.
• Must be knowledgeable about resources available in the community for use by patients, families and the health care team that would facilitate in the recovery of the patient.
• Requires knowledge of third party payer issues concerning reimbursement and regulatory perimeters.
• Must be able to explain technical and complex information in such a way that patients and family can understand.
• Strong interpersonal skills that facilitate the gathering of information necessary for assessing the patient’s needs and the range of treatment and care necessary.