Tower Health: Rn Case Manager Emergency Department Warm Hand Off Program

Company: Tower Health
Location: Grand Forks
Posted on: August 22, 2020

Job Description:

ResponsibilitiesThe Case Manager is a registered nurse responsible for coordinating the care and services for an assigned unit-based patient population. The Case ManagerPromotes quality of care, supports effective resource utilization, and facilitates the patients progression of care to proactively plan for the patients safe andTimely discharge to the most appropriate level of care. The Case Manager serves as the key resource for the patients multi-disciplinary care team, and worksCollaboratively with all members of the patients health care team and patient representatives to achieve desired clinical, financial and quality outcomes. TheCase Manager analyzes current systems and variances to prevent delays and identify opportunities for improvement. This position reports to the Director of Case Management with direct oversight by the Medical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine. Case Management is a collaborative process, which assesses, collaborates, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates options and services to meet an individuals health needs through communications and available resources to promote quality, cost-effective outcomes. Case Management activates its processes to secure the right service to the right patient at the right time at the right level of care.A primary responsibility of this particular role is to facilitate the care of patients with opiate use disorder (OUD) and work with a team of peer specialists to facilitate a warm handoff to the community, in either an inpatient or outpatient setting. The Case Manager will obtain ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine) Level of care certification and lead the process of maintaining department status according to ASAM guidelines to fulfill this mission.The schedule for this position will be a combination of 12p-8p and 10p-6pQualificationsEDUCATION REQUIREMENTSGraduate of an accredited school of NursingEXPERIENCE3 years of case management experience in an ED settingCERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTSPA Registered Nurse LicenseASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine) Level of Care certification or willingness to obtain the certification#LI1-Day

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