RN Case Manager Weekends - Case Management
Company: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Location: Dallas
Posted on: May 1, 2024
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Job Description:
RN Case Manager Weekends
RN Care Coordinator Full Time Weekend Days Saturday/Sunday required
with Friday or Monday.
Why UT Southwestern? With over 75 years of excellence in
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to
excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a
world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide
the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued
employees. Ranked as the #1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth for the
sixth consecutive year, we invite you to continue your healthcare
career with us at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital.
You'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and
consistent opportunities for learning and advancement into
leadership roles.
Job Summary
Our Registered Nurse Care Coordinator Case Manager coordinates
discharge planning that begins at the time of admission and is
reevaluated and adjusted throughout the patient's hospital stay. RN
Care Coordinators arrange and ensure all elements of the transition
plan are implemented and communicated to key stakeholders
including, but not limited to, the health care team,
patient/family/ caregiver, and post-acute providers. At UT
Southwestern, the possibilities to explore your interests and
advance your nursing career are limitless. We would love the
opportunity to have you join the UT Southwestern nursing
community!
Job Duties
* Leads multidisciplinary team developing, refining, updating, and
communicating plan of care for defined patient population.
Implements clinical pathways including educational needs of
patients/families, monitoring and updating for deviation from
plan.
* Partners with community liaisons to proactively manage care
transitions assuring seamless transitions between care settings and
communications with ongoing providers. Collaborates with Social
Work, Utilization Review, Clinical Documentation Specialists, and
others as necessary to maximize financial/care resources for
patient and family.
* Coordinates care with care team to maximize patient throughput
and minimize length of stay. Rounds on patients daily to monitor &
assure effective patient/family preparation for discharge assuring
completion of learning/discharge objectives prior to time of
planned discharge.
* Communicates effectively with other health care providers,
patients, families, other hospital personnel and visitors.
Demonstrates effective communication with adolescents, adults and
older adults. Act as a liaison with various departments and
ancillary services to ensure all pending orders and results are
received in a timely manner.
* Ensures follow up appointments are scheduled prior to patient
discharge. Responsible for ensuring that discharge instructions
related to care coordination needs are documented in discharge
instructions and that those elements are understood by patient and
family/caregiver.
* Collaborates with physicians, unit manager, unit staff, and
interdisciplinary team to ensure safe and timely discharge.
Experience and Education
* Graduate of an accredited Nursing program
* 2 years of experience as a RN required
* Current Texas (or NLC Nursing Licensure Compact) license
* Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, course accredited
by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
(ARC)
* Care Coordination/Case Manager RN experience in an acute care
environment highly preferred
* Must be able to read, write and communicate in English
To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education
Code -51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal
history record information.
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and
working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members
of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT
Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including
discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national
origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender
expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship
status, or veteran status. To learn more, please visit:
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