Job Description:Coordinates the care and services for patients identified as needing assistance or meeting Care Management criteria.

1. Coordinates the care and services for patients identified as needing assistance or meeting Care Management criteria. Collects in-depth information about a patient's medical, functional, and social condition, to identify individual needs in order to develop a plan to meet those needs. Works with patients and family/caregivers to determine specific goals and actions based on assessment. Coordinates discharge planning. Executes specific interventions to meet established goals. Organizes, integrates and coordinates the necessary resources to accomplish the goals and plan.
2. Assesses the patient's prior level of functioning, access to and/or use of community resources and available support systems. Assists the care team in developing a plan of care which includes, but is not limited to: assuring appropriateness of services and care setting, assuring individualized support and education, determining the need for continued services, planning for discharge, and identifying and connecting patients/families with available community resources if needed. Collaborates with Physicians and other members of the health care team on the patient's beha
3. Identifies appropriate admission and continued stay issues. Enhances the quality of patient care through effective and efficient use of resources. Helps to identify strategies for reducing length of stay and appropriate utilization of services. Utilizes criteria including clinical pathway data and implements strategies to resolve controllable variances.
4. Attends, facilitates and participates in rounds and case conferences. Advocates for patient rights. Monitors efficiency and availability of services and evaluates outcomes through variance tracking, data collection.
5. Identifies needs, facilitates, or provides education to physicians and ancillary departments/nursing units regarding case management, discharge planning process, and roles. Participates in multidisciplinary groups and development of guidelines.
6. Promotes mission, vision, and values of SCL Health, and abides by service behavior standards.
7. Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Required: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited school of Social Work, Sociology or related field is required.

Experience

Required: Minimum of one (1) year clinical experience is required.

Preferred: Two (2) years of case management experience in hospital setting is preferred.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements list must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements:

Anticipated job posting close date:05/30/2024

Location:Lutheran Medical Center

Work City:Wheat Ridge

Work State:Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:0

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.$29.78 - $52.91

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Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Our facilities do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs, services or activities, or on the basis of sex (gender) in health programs and activities