Registered Nurse (RN) - Case Manager, Transitional Care Unit - $40-61 per hour at ChristianaCare

ChristianaCare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Case Manager, Transitional Care Unit for a nursing job in Deepwater, New Jersey.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Transitional Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

RN Case Manager - CareVio Transitional Care

Remote Day Shift (Hours: 8-430 M-F, and 1 evening weekly 4:30-8pm)

Wilmington, DE

ChristianaCare CareVio is hiring an RN Case Manager for Transitional Care Coordination for Post Acute Care. The RN will work remotely after orientation to provide frequent outreach under the designed protocols, ensuring each patient discharged from a post-acute facility has at minimum a weekly outreach through Day 30 to support reducing readmissions and ED visits.

Scope & Frequency of Contacts:

Ongoing contact with member and multidisciplinary care team including in-patient facility team members such as Case Managers, Social Workers or Discharge Planners, CareVio longitudinal Care Coordinators, and payer or other external care managers. Contact with providers in the community and alternate level of care settings with the ability to complete onsite visits as needed.

Primary Function:

• The Transitions Care Coordinator is responsible for managing a patient’s successful transition from an acute care or rehabilitation facility to home or next level of service. They are accountable for developing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive transitional care interventions for high-risk, medically complex patients as well as for patients at high-risk for poor health outcomes, frequent emergency room visits, and hospital readmissions.

• The Transitions RN identifies patients admitted for acute or subacute care in either an acute care or rehabilitation facility for program enrollment and communicates with all entities involved in the care of the patient to promote and maximize care coordination. Key aspects of the Transitions Program includes participation in regularly scheduled huddles, patient and family education regarding disease state and self-care/exacerbation management, identification of patient-level concerns regarding discharge, assessment for social risk factors, and anticipation of potential gaps in care. This position requires a high level of critical thinking to advocate for members based on their comprehensive clinical and social needs.  Cases begin on admission and are followed for the 30-day transitional period. 

ChristianaCare Offers:

• Full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, etc.
• Two retirement planning offerings, including 403(b) with company contributions.
• Generous paid time off with annual roll-over and opportunities to cash out.
• 12 week paid parental leave.
• Tuition assistance
• Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial mentor, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!

Education & Special Requirements:   

• DE RN License or Compact Nursing License,
• BSN Required.
• 2-5 years of experience in acute or subacute care
• Experience in Utilization Management or Case Management (preferred)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• The ability to obtain a non-compact state RN Licensure as needed.
• Case Management Certification through the Commission for Case Management (CCM) or obtained within 18 months of eligibility.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Ability to ambulate within an office setting (walking, stairs, etc.)

Occasional sitting, standing and lifting loads of 5-10 pounds.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS:

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ChristianaCare Job ID #JR74838. Posted job title: Rn Case Manager - Carevio Transitional Care

About ChristianaCare

Benefits

• Holiday Pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 403b retirement plan
• Pet insurance
• Cancelation protection
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Mileage reimbursement
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1
• License and certification reimbursement
• Life insurance
• Discount program