Role: Full-time RN Case Manager or Social Worker responsible for coordinating patient care from admission to discharge, ensuring quality and appropriate level of care, and facilitating discharge planning through assessment, collaboration, and intervention.
- Perform care management processes, including initial assessments within 48 hours of admission.
- Utilize Interqual criteria to evaluate care appropriateness and monitor ongoing care needs.
- Document avoidable days and collaborate with leadership for interventions.
- Ensure safe discharge planning and coordinate post-acute care services.
- Provide patient and family education on disease management and follow-up care.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Current Nevada RN or Social Worker License.
- At least 5 years of nursing experience and 2 years in utilization review or case management preferred.
- Discharge planning experience preferred.
- Current BLS certification.
- Strong assessment, documentation, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.