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Trinity Health Of New England is looking for an experienced Case Manager (RN) to join our team of mission-driven healthcare innovators at Saint Francis Hospital. Our vision is to provide state-of-the-art healthcare to those within our local communities, creating a positive impact for each individual that walks through our doors. This person serves as the driver of a collaborative, interdisciplinary process which coordinates, monitors, and plans health care services throughout an episode of illness.

The ideal candidate will display a drive to provide patient-centered experiences working as a resource and guide for Saint Francis physicians, the entire care delivery team, patients and their families throughout the continuum of available health care services. This position requires a person with a positive attitude who is self-directed, pleasant, cooperative, assertive yet compassionate displaying a professional demeanor with patients, families, physicians, and fellow employees.

Position will require flexibility to work at different campuses, includes on-call responsibility, and an overview of 24 hour care.

Top Reasons to Work at Trinity Health of New England:

• Patient-Centric Environment

• Great Benefits

• Career growth and advancement potential

• Diverse and Inclusive Culture

Work Hours/Shift:

• Full-time 32 hours / Days

You Will Be Responsible For:

• Exceptional Patient Care: The Case Manager assesses, plans, negotiates and procures the care/services for patients of all ages across the continuum to facilitate achievement of high quality, cost-effective patient outcomes.

• Excellent Communicator: Communicate effectively (written and verbal) with admin, colleagues, patients and family member.

• Strong Educator: Educate patients and family members so that they have a transparent understanding of the care being provided.

• Technical Familiarity: Understanding in computer-based applications (E-MAR, clinical documentation), email, and standard applications such as Microsoft Office.

• Active Teamwork: Ensures validity of accurate documentation of severity of illness (profiling) for the Saint Francis System by working with the physician in the concurrent review process.

Requirements:

• Education:Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.

• Licensure: Current Licensure as a registered nurse (RN) in Connecticut

• Experience: three years of diversified, progressive experience with at least 1 year of recent experience in an acute care facility or public health nurse setting.

  • Including an in-depth understanding of and skill in using many nationally recognized medical utilization criteria sets (i.e. MCG, InterQual, and others as needed).

  • Requires a solid understanding of managed care methodologies, HCFA/OBRA and state of Connecticut regulatory compliance issues, and JCAHO accreditation accountabilities of the Continuum of Care

• Certification: BLS certification required

• Ability to pass drug screenings and background checks

Preferred Skills:

• Education: BSN preferred

• Certification: Certification in Case Management (ACM, CCM) required within one year of employment after meeting minimum requirements.

About Trinity Health Of New England:

Trinity Health Of New England is an integrated health care delivery system that is comprised of world-class providers and facilities dedicated to full spectrum preventative, acute, and post-acute care. We aim to deliver top level care to increase our community's overall health at lower costs. While we serve nearly 3 million people, we are proud to be a part of a national system that focuses on putting our patients first and having the best colleagues to do so.

Trinity Health Of New England benefits include health insurance, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, sick time, and professional advancement just to name a few.

Employees can also take advantage of extra benefits specific to each hospital.

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.