Nurse Case Manager

Requisition Number: 6189

Position Title:

External Description:

Nuvance Health is a family of award-winning nonprofit hospitals and healthcare professionals in the Hudson Valley and western Connecticut. Nuvance Health combines highly skilled physicians, state-of-the-art facilities and technology, and compassionate caregivers dedicated to providing quality care across a variety of clinical areas, including Cardiovascular, Neurosciences, Oncology, Orthopedics, and Primary Care.

Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations — Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York — plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care, and two urgent care offices. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates, including the Thompson House for rehabilitation and skilled nursing services, and the Home Care organizations. For more information about Nuvance Health, visit www.nuvancehealth.org.

Coordinates the multidisciplinary activities related to maintaining continuity of care from the hospital to the home setting. Responsible for all discharge planning activities, including team conferences and unit-based Multidisciplinary Patient-Focused Rounds. Reviews Medical Record for appropriateness of care while monitoring length of stay in a collaborative effort with the Medical Staff, Nursing, Ancillary Departments and the Business Office.

 

Education: BSN / BSW preferred

1.Licensure/Registration/Certification: NYS Licensure as RN required; LMSW /LCSW preferred; Case management certification preferred.

2.Work Experience: 3 years RN experience in an acute care setting; Leadership experience preferred; Utilization review, discharge planning or case management experience preferred.

3.Physical Requirements: Ability to work under stress in a busy department; walking, bending and stretching. Sedentary activities include committee meeting, chart reviews, telephone inquiries, follow-up calls, interviewing, computer data entry and word processing and data trending/analysis.

4.Work Environment / Occupational Hazards: Exposure to computer monitors, patients’ conditions, contagious diseases and some unpleasant sights and smells.

5.Job Relationships: Works effectively with healthcare team members, administrative personnel and medical staff; Responsible to Administrative Director of Clinical Resource Management and Manager of Case Management. knowledge and expertise; knowledge of regulatory standards and current health care and act as a liaison between medical, professional, clinical and support staff; problem change by utilizing concepts of change theory and team building.

6.solving skills; commitment to service excellence; ability to manage stress and adapt to

7.trends; advanced interpersonal/communication skills; computer skills; ability to work with

 

8.Other Relevant Requirements: Personnel management; fiscal management; clinical 

 

 

Location: Carmel-PHC 670 Stoneleight Avenue

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours: 0.00

 

Work Schedule: Day 8

Work Shift: variable shifts as needed

Org Unit: 1168

Department: Care Coordination

Exempt: Yes

 

EOE, including disability/vets.

 

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.

City: Carmel

State: New York

Community / Marketing Title: Nurse Case Manager

Company Profile:

Health Quest and Western Connecticut Health Network have combined to form a new nonprofit health system. The name for the new health system will be Nuvance Health. The new health system was created to provide communities across New York’s Hudson Valley and western Connecticut with more convenient, accessible and affordable care.

EEO Employer Verbiage:

Location_formattedLocationLong: Carmel, New York US

Job Number: 31160