Case Manager PRN

Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation

*Joint Venture with Select Medical*

Frisco, TX

Case Manager

*LMSW Licensure*

PRN

Hours: Weekday/Weekend Coverage as Needed

PRN Pay Rate: $46.00 per hour

This role will support the outpatient day neuro program as well as the inpatient rehabilitation hospital on a PRN basis. We are looking for a dynamic, highly-collaborative, empathetic problem-solver to cover full-day shifts on weekdays and half-day shifts on the weekend. Will lead meetings with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams in various formats in both the day neuro and inpatient settings. Duties will require the use of Therap-e-Bridge, Epic, Zoom, and competence with the full suite of Office products; candidates will need to be comfortable navigating technology.

Benefits of becoming a Case Manager with us:

We strive to provide our employees with a solid work-life balance, as we understand that happy employees have both fulfilling careers and fulfilling lives beyond our doors.

• Flexible scheduling
• Team-oriented and collaborative culture
• A network of over 50K employees nationwide with advancement and relocation opportunities

The Case Manager is responsible for the coordination of health care decisions by using a systematic approach to assure treatment plans that improve quality and outcomes, coordination of care across the continuum; promotion of cost-effective care within the allotted time frame; assuring payments of hospital-based services meeting patient-related utilization management criteria, and implementation of safe and appropriate discharge plans. The Case Manager assesses the psychosocial needs of the patient and provides intervention as part of the discharge planning process.

The primary job functions in Case Management include:

• Clinical Interventions/Discharge and Care Planning Management
• Fiscal Management
• Payer/Referral Management

Other duties include:

• Responsible for attending education/in-servicing on current trends in case management, policies and procedures of the Institute, and changes in governmental, regulatory, and accrediting agencies to ensure compliance with standards of practice.
• Carries a patient caseload.
• Assures personal compliance with departmental documentation and timeliness of the same, i.e.: initial assessments, advanced directives, team conference reports. Conducts chart audits on a regular basis to maintain compliance, as requested by manager.
• Develops and maintains updated departmental community resources materials and patient education materials. Responsible for keeping abreast of current information regarding entitlement programs patients may need to utilize.
• Identification of inter-department and intra-department performance improvement projects, and carrying out of same.
• Coordinates with other departments, i.e.: Pre-Admissions, Admissions, Patient Accounts, Utilization Review, PPS Coordinator, etc., to assure positive fiscal management outcomes for the patient.
• Is responsible for developing and maintaining effective interdisciplinary working relationships with other clinical treatment team members, i.e.: medical, psychology, nursing, therapy, therapeutic recreation, vocational and dietary, in order to assure clinical outcomes that are appropriate, cost-effective, and beneficial to the patient.

• Current licensure in a clinical discipline per state guidelines (RN, SW preferred)
• Previous experience in Case Management and Discharge Planning preferred
• CCM Certification Preferred

Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans