Health Advocate - PRN

Description

Lincoln Surgical Hospital is an innovative healthcare leader in providing exceptional surgical services for our patients. Our dedicated physicians and staff strive to achieve optimal surgical outcomes in a patient focused atmosphere. We are looking for a Health Advocate/Case Manager to join our team.

Hours: PRN (as needed), 8 am – 4:30 pm.

Job duties include but are not limited to

• Assist patient in the development of a plan of care for ongoing and maintenance improvement of health care.
• Work to resolve clinical, psychosocial and financial barriers on the patient’s behalf.
• Responsible for performing utilization review and discharge planning in accordance with all mandated regulations.
• Perform early intervention during patient stay regarding the disposition of patient.
• Participate in multidisciplinary patient rounds as indicated.
• Assure appropriate allocation of facility resources through monitoring and reporting on utilization of services.
• Liaison with Call Center staff in identification of and proactive solutions for pre-operative problems.
• Assist with pre-operative patient education for the total joint replacement classes.
• Assist on post-surgical units with non-clinical and clinical tasks based on training, competency and licensure as needed.
• Review Inpatient Services daily admissions. Assist physicians as needed with information regarding patients and appropriateness of inpatient versus outpatient/observation status.
• Concurrent and retrospective records review, including patient admit and discharge status and discharge plan of care.
• Assist in providing quarterly utilization review reports.

Requirements

• Current State of Nebraska RN licensure required.
• Current BLS required at time of hire.
• Prefer experience in utilization review, case management and/or discharge planning.