Salary: 40.20-52.55 USD
Facility: Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Shift: Shift 1
Status: Per Diem FTE: 0.166667
Bargaining Unit: CWA Local 1133
Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No
Work Schedule: Days and Evenings with Weekend and Holiday Rotation
Hours: 8:00am to 8:00pm
Summary:
The Registered Nurse Care Manager, Emergency Department provides an initial utilization review to determine medical necessity for admission and works with Emergency Department Physician and the Attending Physician to assign the appropriate level of care. The Registered Nurse Care Manager, Emergency Department will work with the ED Social Worker to identify high risk patients based on established criteria and identify appropriate post discharge services in collaboration with the Emergency Department Physician and staff. Additionally the Registered Nurse Care Manager, Emergency Department provides case management processes for patients assigned to the 2 bed hospital unit at the Mercy Ambulatory Care Center.
Responsibilities:
SKILL AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS (MINIMUM):
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• BSN degree or RN with BSW, BS Education, or BS in Health related field
• Registered Nurse, licensed (unrestricted) in New York State
• New York State PRI & Screen certification hospital and community or obtained within six (6) months
• National Certification in Case Management preferred
• Two (2) years RN Case Management experience required

If no applicants have two (2) years RN Case Management experience, the applicants meeting the following criteria will be considered next:
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• BSN degree or RN with BSW, BS Education, or BS in Health related field
• Registered Nurse, licensed (unrestricted) in New York State
• New York State PRI & Screen certification hospital and community or obtained within six (6) months
• National Certification in Case Management preferred
• Two (2) years acute care RN experience required
• Preferred prior insurance /managed care/utilization review experience in the role of a Case Manager or Disease Manager, Population Health, Discharge Planning or Chronic Care Manager

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Possesses care management skills critical to working on an interdisciplinary team
• Possess ability to educate, inform, advocate, promote and facilitate health care options, and demonstrate the willingness to work harmoniously with a team approach
• Has a good understanding of the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
• Has a good knowledge of services within the immediate community and ability to use various methods to locate those not easily identifiable
• Possesses ability to effectively and efficiently utilize technology within daily work with the care team and ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technology tools and software

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Willingness to work beyond normal working hours, and in other positions temporarily
• Variable schedule which may include weekends and holidays

ENVIRONMENT

• Normal heat, light space, and safe working environment; typical of most office jobs
• Occasional exposure to one or more mildly unpleasant physical conditions
• Minimum physical effort required, typical of most office work
• Significant amount of walking within the acute care facility