Case Manager – Virginia Hospital Center – Arlington, VA

Title: Case Manager

Schedule: PRN (as needed)

Location: Arlington, VA

Compensation: Competitive base salary

The Case Manager is responsible for the collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation, and advocacy for options and services to meet an individual’s health needs through communication and available resources to promote quality cost-effective outcomes. Additionally, the Case Manager ensures that identified and referred patients have a coordinated continuum of care in accordance with JCAHO and hospital guidelines and serves as liaison for the interdisciplinary team, the patient, and family to ensure a timely, smooth, and clinically appropriate care planning process. The Case Manager also maintains communications with the payor at the time of admission and throughout the hospitalization to ensure necessary approvals for care and clarification of benefits. They facilitate retrospective reviews and approvals for care whenever necessary, and they implement and coordinate discharge plans utilizing available and appropriate community resources.

I. Position Requirements:

A. Education: Graduate of an accredited school of Social Work or Nursing or related field.

B. Experience: Field experience in a health care setting; Utilization review experience a plus

Awards and Recognition

• Virginia Hospital Center (VHC) is a nationally recognized Hospital and teaching facility that has been delivering the highest quality care to the Washington, DC metropolitan area for over 70 years.
• Earning the 2016 Top Hospital award from the Leapfrog Group for excellence in hospital safety and quality for the second year in a row, VHC consistently achieves the highest levels of patient satisfaction.
• Located in Arlington, VA, VHC is a proud member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network (a national network of independent healthcare organizations).
• VHC is the largest Hospital in the region that was named a Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services Four-Star Hospital, and is also designated as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
• In 2016, VHC earned the Distinguished Hospital Clinical Excellence Award and the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from HealthGrades.
• VHC is a 394-bed, all-private room Hospital.