IT'S SIMPLE. You want to work in a healthcare setting where you are valued and appreciated - where you receive respect from your superiors and co-workers as well as the patients/residents you treat. You want to be challenged by your job without being overwhelmed by it. You want to play an instrumental role in helping a patient recover, sometimes against strong odds, and go home. What you want is Kindred Healthcare. Our mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee and shareholder we serve. Join us! Summary: Coordinates management of care for a specified patient population; follows patients throughout the continuum of care and ensures optimum utilization of resources, service delivery and compliance with external review agencies. Provides ongoing support and expertise through comprehensive assessment, care planning, plan implementation and overall evaluation of individual patient needs. Enhances the quality of patient management and satisfaction, to promote continuity of care and cost effectiveness through the integration of functions of case management, utilization review and management and discharge planning. Education: * Appropriate minimum degree for preferred licensure or certification or commensurate experience in a related healthcare field. Licenses/Certification: * Healthcare professional licensure preferred as Registered Nurse, LPN, Respiratory Therapist, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker. * Appropriate certification in Case Management preferred; for example, Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC); Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) certification. Experience: * Three years clinical experience. Prefer experience in Case Management, Quality Management, Utilization Review, or discharge planning. Job : Case Mgmt/MDS Primary Location : IA-Coralville-Mercy Iowa City Rehabilitation Hospital Organization : 4092 - Mercy Iowa City Rehabilitation Hospital Shift : Day |
