Care Manager - Vandalia
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Care Manager - Vandalia
Job Title: Care Manager Department: Mary Free Bed System - Vandalia CAMC Reporting Relationship: MFB at Vandalia Program Director Benefits available:
What sets usapart? Values-driven culture Growth Innovation Challenge Competitive Rewards Compensation Philosophy at Mary Free Bed: Mary Free Bed Summary We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. It's extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients "Ask for Mary," they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership, to clinicians and care providers. Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care. Mission Statement Mary Free Bed: Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation. Vandalia CAMC: Enhancing the health of our communities through clinical excellence one person at a time. Employment Value Proposition At Mary Free Bed, we take pride in our values-based culture:
Age Specific Responsibility: Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned department. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Summary Provides care management services to all patients and families to promote optimal functioning throughout the rehabilitation process. Maintains current with clinical practice through continuing education, research, and program development. Essential Job Responsibilities * Provides care management services to patients and families. * Provides an initial psychosocial assessment of patient and family functioning, adjustment to disability, health literacy status and coping skills. * Provides education to facilitate adjustment, problem solving, and the development/implementation of an appropriate discharge/transition plan. * Communicate with patients and families/supports to promote participation in the development and execution of the plan of care. * Acts as an internal case manager and functions as liaison with external case managers, providers and funding sources to maximize patient satisfaction, quality, and cost-effective outcomes. * Coordinates highly effective level of care transitions from inpatient to community-based levels of care and services, such as: outpatient rehabilitation, home care, hospice, school, vocational rehabilitation, counseling, etc. * Oversees the patient follow up process to insure highly durable outcomes. * Documents patient/family status, progress and discharge status through initial evaluation, progress notes, and discharge summaries according to established time standards. * Identify and remove barriers to the discharge/transition process by: * Identifying complex discharge/transition needs early on to assist the patient and family/supports in acquiring resources, such as: non-covered medications, home modifications, non-funded equipment, etc. * Ensuring access to all needed follow-up primary care and medications at discharge, which may include assistance in locating funding to reduce the likelihood of re-hospitalization. * Educate patients and families/supports on current evidence-based practices related to complex/chronic disease management across the continuum of care to reduce the frequency of re-hospitalization. * Communicates with rehabilitation team regarding patient and family needs, preferences, resources, funding issues and discharge/transition status to integrate the care process and minimize fragmentation in the services. * Attends and leads in-patient team conferences by representing the needs, preferences and resources of the patient and family/supports. Identify the need for and facilitate family conferences as appropriate to assure the needs and preferences of the patient and family/supports are in unison with the goals and clinical interventions of the rehabilitation team. * Functions as a patient advocate and maintains patient confidentiality. Educate the patient, the family/supports, and members of the health care delivery team about treatment options, community resources, insurance benefits, psychosocial concerns, case management, etc., so that timely and informed decisions can be made. * Promote patient self-advocacy, choice and self-determination. Educate patients and families/supports in the appropriate use of health care services. Improve quality of care and maintain cost effectiveness on a case-by-case basis. * Provides discipline specific coverage within the Mary Free Bed System as requested. * Participates in orientation and training of new staff. * Supervises student internships as appropriate. * Supports program operations as assigned. *Leadership Must-Haves will be followed for patient and staff interactions:
Customer Service Responsibilities Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of behaviors as well as encourages, coaches, and monitors the same in team members. This individual should consistently promote teamwork and direct communication with co-workers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information. Responsibilities in Quality Improvement Contribute by identifying problems and seeking solutions. Promote patient/family satisfaction where possible; participates in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service. Essential Job Qualifications
Base Salary starting at: $74,006.00/annually, dependent on years of experience Preferred Job Qualifications
Physical Requirements for Essential Job Qualification Levels:
Remain in a stationary position: Majority Traverse or move around work location: None Use keyboard: Frequently Operate or use department specific equipment: None Ascend/Descend equipment or ladder: None Position self to accomplish the Essential Functions of the role: None Receive and communicate information and ideas for understanding: Frequently Transport, position, and/or exert force: None Up to 10 pounds: Occasionally Up to 25 pounds: _____ Up to 50 pounds: _____ Up to 75 pounds: _____ More than 100 pounds: _____ Other weight: Up to___ pounds _____ Other: None Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is the policy of Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@maryfreebed.com. Mary Free Bed is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristic. |