Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.
Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
Why Join Our Team?
- The Case Management Department at Penn Medicine Doylestown Health is dedicated to supporting the organization's commitment to providing exceptional, patient-centered care close to home for the residents of Bucks County and the surrounding region. As part of a 245-bed teaching hospital backed by the expertise and resources of Penn Medicine, the Case Management team partners with physicians, nurses, social workers, patients, families, and community agencies to coordinate care, facilitate safe transitions, and address complex medical and psychosocial needs. The Case Manager for this position would be assigned to the Emergency Department.
Shift Requirements:
- 3, 10 hour shifts per week.
- Shift time: 7:30AM-7PM
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Conduct comprehensive clinical and psychosocial assessments of Emergency Department patients to identify discharge planning needs, barriers to care, and appropriate levels of service.
Collaborate with Emergency Department physicians, nurses, social workers, and community providers to facilitate safe and timely patient dispositions, including admissions, transfers, observation placements, and discharges.
Coordinate post-discharge services such as home health, rehabilitation, durable medical equipment, skilled nursing facility placement, behavioral health resources, and community support programs to promote continuity of care and reduce avoidable readmissions.
Perform utilization management and level-of-care reviews to support appropriate patient placement, regulatory compliance, and effective use of healthcare resources.
What We Require for this Role:
Education/Experience
- FOR RN: Associate’s Degree with a minimum of three or more years of acute care clinical nursing. Recent experience in a hospital, insurance company, or independent review company in utilization, quality review, home care or case management. REQUIRED.
- For Social Worker: Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work with a minimum of three or more years in the acute care setting. Previous social work experience or internship in an acute care hospital. REQUIRED.
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT
- For RN: Pennsylvania RN license required.
- For Social Worker: LCSW or LSW preferred.
- Certification in Case Management (CCM) preferred.
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
Live Your Life's Work
We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.