Registered Nurse (RN)-Case Manager in Bennington, Vermont at Southwestern Vermont Health Care

Job Overview
We are seeking a dedicated and highly skilled Registered Nurse Case Managers to join our healthcare team. The ideal candidate will possess a comprehensive understanding of patient care, discharge planning, and utilization management within diverse clinical settings.

As a Registered Nurse Case Manager, you will coordinate patient care across inpatient, outpatient, and post-acute environments, ensuring seamless transitions and optimal health outcomes.

The case manager is responsible for coordinating a patient-centered plan of care to meet individual needs by:

• Completing intake interviews to identify a holistic plan of care; facilitating multiple aspects of care coordination with the patient, family/caregiver, providers and other community resources prior to discharge
• Developing a patient transition plan, providing patient/caregiver education and proactively advocating for patient needs and goals across the interdisciplinary team to ensure an approach that is sensitive to each specific patient and family’s needs
• Assisting providers in determining patient’s level of care in accordance with InterQual criteria
• Actively seeking out collaboration with providers to improve overall quality and efficiency of care

Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and a Bachelor’s of Science of Nursing preferred; applicants holding a valid RN license and currently matriculated into a BSN program may be considered.
• Prior experience in utilization review, discharge planning and/or case management preferred.
• 3-5 years of recent clinical experience required.
• VT Nursing License required by date of employment.
• Case Management Certification required within 2 years of employment