Case Manager I
I/P PSYCH ADULT (BILLINGS CLINIC HOSPITAL)
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Shift: Day
Employment Status: Full-Time (.75 or greater)
Hours per Pay Period: 1.00 = 80 hours every two weeks (Non-Exempt)
Starting Wage DOE: $25.12 - 31.40
Under the direction of department leadership, Case Manager provides services consisting of comprehensive case management, discharge planning, continuing care services, and crisis intervention. In addition, the Case Manager is responsible for the education addressing physical, psychosocial, financial, environmental, and other needs of patients and families and/or significant others.
Essential Job Functions
* Supports and models behaviors consistent with the mission and philosophy of Billings Clinic and department/service.
* Assesses patient medical records for treatment plan, identifies actual and potential discharge needs at the time of admission for assigned patients.
* Identifies, screens and assess patients who require case management services in a timely manner.
* Integrates case management plan into overall patient treatment plan through participation in interdisciplinary team. Collaboration may include RN care management, physicians, nurses and other members of the health care team as service area dictates. Promotes collaboration and communication among team members.
* Provides patient, family, significant other education and emotional support utilizing individual, family and group modalities (care conferences). Meets with patient, family, significant other as appropriate to develop plan of care taking into consideration choice, support network(s), resource needs (financial, housing, transportation, etc.), and appropriate level of care. Provides crisis intervention and support on adjustment to illness/disability and coping skills.
* Identifies physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs and incorporates them into the plan of care. Demonstrates sensitivity and awareness about population specific needs or special issues related to culture, race, gender, age religion, sexual orientation, etc.
* Demonstrates the ability to identify symptoms/indicators of abuse, neglect, and exploitation in specific patient populations and provide appropriate interventions, including mandatory reporting.
* Assess and respond to legal issues such as Living Wills, Durable Power of Attorney, guardianship, etc.
* Understands and utilizes hospital and community based financial resources and entitlements such as SSD, SSI, Medicaid, charity care, mental health, HCFS, Patient Financial Representatives, Public Health and other outside resources as needed.
* Coordinates and implements discharge/transitional planning activities within expected length of stay in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. Accountable for appropriate and patient focused discharge planning; including placement in alternative living environments. Advocates on behalf of patients and takes a lead role assisting patients with complex psychosocial needs.
* Keeps supervisor informed of barriers to discharge, patient/family dissatisfaction, and/or agency conflicts.
* Coordinates with referral agencies as indicated to ensure services are in place before discharge. This includes providing necessary paperwork in a timely manner in order to process the referral and enhancing positive working relationships with community agencies.
* Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge of internal and external agency services/resources related to the needs of specific patient populations and the ability to be creative in coordinating services.
* Refers patients, families and significant others to appropriate services to en