LOCATION: 65 FORWARD KINGSTON
DEPARTMENT: 65 Forward
WORK SCHEDULE: Days
WORK TYPE: FULL TIME
JOB SUMMARY:
Works under the supervision of the Regional Manager and Director, Case Management.
Serves in an expanded nursing role to collaborate with Skilled Nursing Facilities, and the Medical Home team to provide a model of care that ensures the delivery of quality, efficient, and cost-effective healthcare services. Assesses Members needs in collaboration with Skilled Nursing Facilities, implements, coordinates, monitors and evaluates all options and services with the goal of optimizing the members health status and promoting safe transitions of care. Integrates evidence-based clinical guidelines, preventive guidelines, protocols, and other metrics in the development of treatment plans that are patient-centric, promoting quality and efficiency in the delivery of healthcare.
Develops systems of care that monitor member progress and promote early intervention in acute care situations. Works effectively with other members of the health care team to optimize interventions.
Manages utilization and practice metrics to further refine the delivery of care model to maximize clinical, quality, and fiscal outcomes for the population.
COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:
Demonstrates customer focused interpersonal skills to interact in an effective manner with practitioners, the interdisciplinary health care team, community agencies, patients, and families with diverse opinions, values, and religious and cultural ideals.
Demonstrates ability to work autonomously and be directly accountable for practice.
Demonstrates ability to influence and negotiate individual and group decision-making.
Demonstrates ability to function effectively in a fluid, dynamic, and rapidly changing environment.
Demonstrates leadership qualities including time management, verbal and written communication skills, listening skills, problem solving and decision-making, priority setting, work delegation and work organization.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
RN license or eligible for licensure in the state of Pennsylvania required. Bachelor’s degree in health care preferred. Case Manager Certification preferred.
Three to five years experience in clinical nursing, case management, and managing Medicare patients required. Knowledge of the basic concepts and principles of managed care required.
Experience in nursing home care/management.
Critical thinking skills and ability to analyze complex data sets required. General computer knowledge and capability to use computers required.
Obtain Case Management Certification within 3 years.
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Work is typically performed in an office environment.
The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.
OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
GEISINGER HEALTH PLAN (GHP) is the health insurance component of Geisinger and serves over 460,000 members in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Begun in 1985, GHP provides high quality, affordable health-care benefits for businesses of all sizes, individuals and families, and Medicare beneficiaries.
ABOUT GEISINGER
One of the nation’s most innovative health services organizations, Geisinger serves more than 1.5 million patients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The system includes 13 hospital campuses, a nearly 600,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. A physician-led organization, with approximately 32,000 employees and more than 1,800 employed physicians, Geisinger leverages an estimated $12.7 billion positive annual impact on the Pennsylvania and New Jersey economies. Repeatedly recognized nationally for integration, quality and service, Geisinger has a long-standing commitment to patient care, medical education, research and community service. For more information, visit geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.
- Domestic partner benefits not applicable at Geisinger Holy Spirit.
Internal Number: 70842
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