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Company Description:
Woodlawn Health is a rural health system that provides excellent healthcare services to patients in Fulton, Marshall, and surrounding counties in Indiana. Our highly skilled staff delivers compassionate and caring healthcare to our patients. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for our patients by providing excellent healthcare services.
The Case Manager is a full time position, Monday-Friday, approximately 8am-5pm. With possible on-call on weekends as needed. Position does include benefits package.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
The individual must have:
- A bachelor’s degree in social work or a bachelor’s degree in a human services field including but not limited to sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling, and psychology is required, master’s degree preferred
- Must have a temporary or permanent social worker license in the State of Indiana or licensed registered nurse in the state of Indiana. A bachelor’s degree in nursing is preferred
- Must possess and maintain Basic Life Support or obtain prior to providing direct patient care. Maintains BLS certification per hospital policy
- Previous experience with Milliman or InterQual preferred
- Demonstrate ability to interact professionally and work well with the Medical Staff
- Knowledge of statistics, data collection, and analysis
- Ability to deal successfully with a wide variety of people from diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds, often in tense and emotional situations
- Ability to work independently as well as in a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to adapt to variations in scheduling (including but not limited to overtime, weekend work, changes in work day start and end times, work schedule changes or low census and on-call duty)
PRIMARY DUTIES:
- Implements patient discharge plans in accordance with the mission and strategic goal of the organization, federal and state laws and regulations, and accreditation standards.
- Assists in implementing systems, policies and procedures for prospective, concurrent and retrospective case review, and reporting quality of care issues identified during the discharge planning process as needed
- Performing discharge planning activities according to department policy and within guidelines of regulatory agencies
- Conduct medically related services that assist patients in maintaining or improving their ability to manage their everyday physical, mental, and psychosocial and financial needs
- Obtaining pre-certifications and recertifications for admissions (inpatient and medical observations) according to department policy
- Working with other members of the Case Management department and the nursing department to monitor and control patient census
For any question please contact the Human Resource office at 574-224-1102.
