Case Manager
The Judge Group Inc.

Job Info

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Location: Hedwig Village, TX
Description: Judge Healthcare is currently seeking a Case Manager to work in Houston, TX for one of our top clients!

JOB DESCRIPTION:
The purpose of the Case Manager position is to support the physician, primary medical homes, and interdisciplinary teams. Facilitates patient care, with the underlying objective of enhancing the quality of clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction while managing the cost of care and providing timely and accurate information to payors. The role integrates and coordinates resource utilization management, care facilitation and discharge planning functions.

This job will have the following responsibilities:

• Coordinates/facilitates patient care progression throughout the continuum.
• Works collaboratively and maintains active communication with physicians, nursing and other members of the multi-disciplinary care team to effect timely, appropriate patient care.
• Addresses/resolves system problems impeding diagnostic or treatment progress.
• Proactively identifies and resolves delays and obstacles to discharge.
• Seeks consultation from appropriate disciplines/departments as required to expedite care and facilitate discharge.
• Utilizes advanced conflict resolution skills as necessary to ensure timely resolution of issues.
• Collaborates with the physician and all multidisciplinary team members to facilitate care for designated caseload.
• Monitors the patient's progress, intervening as necessary and appropriate to ensure that the plan of care and services provided are patient-focused, high quality, efficient, and cost-effective.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• 3 years of nursing or social work experience in acute hospital-based preferred, or three (3) years of experience comparable clinical setting (i.e. ambulatory surgery center, infusion/dialysis clinic, Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC), skilled nursing facility, or wound clinic).
• Experience in utilization management, case management, discharge planning or other cost/quality management program preferred
• Current and valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Texas OR Current and valid license as a Master Social Worker (LMSW) in the state of Texas required
• LCSW preferred Certification in Case Management required within two (2) years of hire into the Case Manager position

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your updated resume to Brittany at bkirking@judge.com.

Contact: bkirking@judge.com

This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Find us on the web at www.judge.com

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