Case Management Director - DLM Professional
Ottumwa, IA
About the Job
Responsibilities
• Provide leadership, education and supervision for the day to day workflow of Case Managers and Social Workers.
• Monitor Case Management Department's documentation to ensure meets regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with Chief Financial Officer and Quality Department to develop and maintain quality improvement programs and trending of data (e.g. Avoidable Days , Readmissions) .
• Maintain skills in case management and utilization review to allow for coverage of patient caseload to cover staffing needs of all areas of hospital.
• Communicate with physicians concerning patient needs and aid with development of appropriate plan of treatment and assist with level of care and bed placement assignments .
• Directly responsible for personnel actions including hiring, performance appraisals ,employee schedules, and maintain payroll records and time reports in KRONOS.
• Facilitate daily Multidisciplinary Rounds to provide collaboration with other disciplines to provide holistic patient care.
• Participate in discharge planning. Provides necessary education and resources to meet the discharge needs of individual patients and families.
• Active participant of Utilization Review Committee and Revenue Recycle Committee.
• Promote efficient utilization of clinical resources.
• Promotes the appropriate amount of resources are used based on patient acuity.
Requirements- Graduate of a program of Registered Nursing.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree preferred.
- Iowa Mandatory Reporter – Child and Dependent Adult Abuse Certificates
- Current RN license in the state of Iowa or a multistate license allowing to work in the state of Iowa