
Description
The purpose of this position is to manage a patient's successful transition from hospital to home. The Transitional Care Manager is responsible for practicing in a high-quality, patient-centered, systematic, and evidence-based approach of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation for all Emerus patients. As a member of the multidisciplinary health team, the Transitional Care Manager identifies high-risk, complex patients for program enrollment and communicates with all entities involved in the care of the patient to promote and maximize high-quality care coordination. The practice of this position has a direct impact on patient outcomes and Hospital performance measure for Medicare and Medicaid compliance.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree in Nursing with a compact Registered Nurse (RN) license, or multistate LMSW, required
- One (1) year hospital clinical experience, required
- One (1) year hospital discharge planning experience, required
Essential Job Functions
- Holistic patient assessment for discharge planning needs
- Participate in hospital multidisciplinary daily rounds
- Identify patient and family education needs to ensure adequate participation in discharge planning
- Identify patient concerns regarding discharge, social risk factors and anticipate potential gaps in care
- Manage patient coordination of care across the care continuum
- Utilize research findings in practice, and participate in program development and implementation
- Coordinate with Hospitalists and advance practitioners to bridge care gaps
- Engagement of appropriate agencies or community resources when high-risk patients are identified
- Evaluate and update market Discharge Planning Resource to meet the market's healthcare disparity needs
- Establish and maintain professional relationships with physicians, nursing, county agencies, community resources, patients and their support system
- Facilitate decisions and communicate effectively regarding transitional care plans
- Maintain regulatory compliance with CMS Conditions of Participation and DNV NIAHO Accreditation Requirements
- Maintain a working knowledge of community resources related to professional scope of practice
- Knowledge of behavioral health systems, neglect and violence authority agencies, and community or financial resources for underserved or vulnerable populations
- Maintain patient health information privacy at all times and abide by company policies
- Functions as a liaison between the interdisciplinary treatment team and community partners
- Perform patient telehealth assessments
- Utilize financial and insurance resources to maximize the healthcare benefit to the patient
- Arrange post-discharge medical and community referrals for patients with health problems requiring further evaluation and/or additional services
- Apply advanced critical thinking and conflict resolution skills
Other Job Functions
- Excellent customer service and presentation skills
- Willingness to be a valued member on a team with an inspiring mission
- Ability to establish and maintain collaborative, effective working relationships
- Ability to communicate professionally and effectively in all platforms and forums
- Attend staff meetings or other company sponsored or mandated meetings as required
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Demonstrate professional organization skills
- Perform additional duties as assigned
- Ability to work off-hours and on call when required
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, TEAMS, OneDrive, and Outlook), required
- Proficiency in basic computer troubleshooting
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