RN Inpatient Care Manager

Franciscan Health Dyer Campus

24 Joliet St Dyer, Indiana 46311

The Inpatient Care Manager II is responsible for working with assigned patients, including assessing, facilitating, planning, and advocating health needs on an individual basis. This position, also, performs admission screening for all patients in a bed for medical necessity, reviews for appropriateness of setting, utilization, care planning quality, and facilitates discharge planning on admission and concurrent basis.

WHO WE ARE

With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• Schedule : Monday - Friday, 8am - 4 : 30pm with a weekend rotation (approximately every 4 weekends according to staffing and holiday coverage by the department)
• Maintain accurate, concise and timely documentation in EPIC and DOC flowsheets for discharge planning and payer authorization.
• Act as liaison, and coordinate with hospital multidisciplinary team, post-discharge providers and patient / family with the transition of care.
• Comply with all accrediting bodies, governmental agencies, and third-party payer requirements related to discharge planning and mandated reporting.
• Review admissions, level of care, and continued stay while utilizing nationally recognized criteria with respect to medical necessity, appropriateness of care, and quality concerns.
• Provide clinical coordination of care, including chronic care conditions.
• Work with quality department to improve the quality of care in acute and ambulatory settings.

QUALIFICATIONS

TRAVEL IS REQUIRED : Never or Rarely

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.