The emergency department at United Medical Center is a 10,800 square foot facility that is open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Pediatric patients will be seen daily by board-certified physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists and other clinical care team members from Children's National Hospital.

The Ambulatory Nurse Case Manager for the Children's National United Medical Center comprehensively and actively maintains the care management and coordination needs of payer defined and/or payer enrolled populations of patients who meet designated inclusion criteria. This includes activities such as assessments, formal Case Management care plan development, establishing goals and intervention and monitoring/tracking. Through these activities, the Ambulatory Nurse Case Manager will partner with physician practices and the care management team related to the clinical and care coordination needs of the patient, as well as work with payers and community resources to develop and facilitate effective, efficient care delivery options for the patient across the continuum of care.

Children's National Hospital has the largest pediatric presence in the Washington, D.C., area. Our primary care practices are one way we carry out the mission at Children's National to expand access to quality healthcare and improve health outcomes for children in the community. These general pediatric centers offer routine care for all children.

Staffed by Children's National healthcare teams, the centers provide services for infants, children and adolescents, from birth to the age of 21, and related assistance for families. The centers accept most forms of private insurance and Medicaid, and center staff can help you with Medicaid applications and other administrative issues.
Qualifications:
Minimum Education
BSN (Required)
Master's Degree (Preferred)
Minimum Work Experience
4 years Nursing experience in case management, ambulatory nursing or community/homecare experience preferred (Required)
Required Skills/Knowledge
Ability to critically think and apply logic and reasoning to dynamically changing healthcare environment.
Requires superior verbal communication skills and service excellence approach with internal and external stakeholders.
Must have strong business writing skills.
Proficient at keyboarding and facile with Microsoft Office Excel, Access and Power Point.
Required Licenses and Certifications
Registered Nurse in District of Columbia (Required)
Licensed RN (Required)
Certification in Case Management preferred (Preferred)
Functional Accountabilities
Ambulatory Case Management

• Provides intensive case management and care coordination for higher risk sub-populations defined by federal and third party payers or through case finding and referrals that meet inclusion criteria.

• Develops and documents comprehensive care plans with clinician and family identified goals.

• Assesses and monitors patient's progress on care goals, regularly interfacing with care team and refining the care plan as indicated

• Identifies barriers to attaining goals within care plan and mobilizes resources to mitigate barriers

• Supports family self-management and patient advocacy through education and communication

Collaboration with Medical Home and Care Management Team

• Coordinates and collaborates with physicians and other providers to facilitate provision of effective, efficient services to meet the patient's complex needs

• Maintains care plans in coordination with practices/care delivery system and case management team members

• Collaborates with clinical care team as well as case management care team to define interventions to meet the patient's care management needs and any population health goals

• Delegates and supervises care management activities to non-nursing team members in accordance with the DC Nurse Practice Act.

• Provides or organizes relevant patient education and health coaching, condition-specific as applicable

Transitions of Care

• Accepts and facilitates bi-directional Care Transition hand-offs to follow-up of enrolled patients after ED visit, Urgent Care, Observation, Inpatient, SNF stay and transitions to adolescent and adult providers

• Works with payers, acute and post-acute care providers/care managers and/or community resources to develop and facilitate effective, efficient, sustainable care delivery options across settings.

• Communicates patient care plan and needs to new care teams as patient transitions to different care settings across the continuum.

• Guides and support a smooth transition from pediatric to adult care & providers Decide if want separate bulltet point or include in first one

Documentation and Data Management

• Documents patient consent for case management and care coordination as required

• Documents the plan of care, reviews at designated intervals and updates as needed; shares with physician and patient caretaker

• Leverages IT systems to capture data; submit claims for care management as needed

• Monitors data reports and registries to case find patients in need of outreach and/or case management interventions and care coordination

• Reviews data outcomes for patient caseload to identify clinical, quality and/or financial metrics that require attention and intervention.

Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification

• Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

Teamwork/Communication

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

• Partner with all team members to achieve goals

• Receptive to others' ideas and opinions

Performance Improvement/Problem-solving

• Contribute to a positive work environment

• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change

• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes

• Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment

Cost Management/Financial Responsibility

• Use resources efficiently

• Search for less costly ways of doing things

Safety

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance