Case Manager Admin Discharge and Infection Prevent

As a Case Manager of Admissions / Discharges and Infection Prevention Specialist your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Job Summary and Qualifications

· You will assess the process of collecting in-depth clinical information about a patient and identify individual needs in order to place the patient in this facility.

· You will plan the process of collaborating with interdisciplinary healthcare providers to determine specific objectives, goals and actions designed to meet the patient’s needs.

· You will implement the process of documenting specific case management activities/interventions that will lead to accomplishing the goals set forth in the patient’s care of plan.

· You will coordinate the process of organizing, securing, integrating, modifying and documenting the resources necessary to accomplish the goals of the plan of care and discharge.

· You will monitor the ongoing process of gathering sufficient information from all relevant sources and it’s documentation regarding the case management plan and it’s activities/ services to enable the case manager to determine the plan’s effectiveness.

· You will evaluate the process, repeated at appropriate intervals, of determining and documenting the care management plan effectiveness in reaching desired outcomes and goals.

· You will measure the intervention to determine the outcomes of care management involvement.

What qualifications you will need:

• Required Experience: 1 year of recent clinical nursing experience in relevant practice area or in case management
• Preferred Experience: 2 years of recent clinical nursing experience in relevant. 1 year management or Case Management experience
• Required Education: Associate’s Degree in Nursing
• Preferred Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Required License: Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state(s) of NC or compact state defined by practice according to law and regulation.
• Required Certification: BCLS, Infection prevention or within 2 years of hire

Benefits

Eckerd Living Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, a member of Mission Health, an operating division of HCA Healthcare, is a community hospital serving Macon, Jackson and the surrounding counties. Located on Highway 64 between the towns of Highlands and Cashiers, the hospital offers 24/7 emergency care, acute inpatient care, rehabilitation, as well as long-term care through Eckerd Living Center. Highlands-Cashiers Hospital has 24 beds for acute care services and 80 beds in the Eckerd Living Center. Ambulatory services are also available, including therapy services and primary care practices serving both Highlands and Cashiers. 

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Case Manager Admin Discharge and Infection Prevent opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing, apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.