Inpatient Care Manager II 1.0 D

Franciscan Health Indianapolis Campus 8111 S Emerson Ave Indianapolis, Indiana 46237 The Inpatient Care Manager II is critical for working with assigned patients, including assessing, facilitating, planning, and advocating health needs on an individual basis. In this role you will perform admission screening for all patients in a bed for medical necessity, reviews for appropriateness of setting, utilization, care planning quality, and facilitates discharge planning on admission and concurrent basis. WHO WE ARE With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT Maintain accurate, concise and timely documentation in EPIC and DOC flowsheets for discharge planning and payer authorization. Act as liaison and coordinates with hospital multidisciplinary team, post-discharge providers and patient/family with the transition of care. Comply with all accrediting bodies, governmental agencies, and third-party payer requirements related to discharge planning and mandated reporting. Collaborate with the care team (nursing, provider, social worker, ancillary team members) to individualize treatment plans to address any patient care needs in order to achieve defined goals for improved patient outcomes. Complete patient assessment to develop discharge plans, identifying the post-discharge needs of the patient and target appropriate resources for foll-up care, in collaboration with the patient, family and multidisciplinary care team to make the transition upon discharge seamless as possible for patients' continuum of care, minimizing risk for readmission. Integrating insurance, financial resources, clinical picture, functional capacity, availability of resources to assure a safe appropriate discharge. Qualifications Required Associate's Degree Nursing Preferred Bachelor's Degree Nursing 2 years Case Management Preferred 5 years Nursing/Patient Care Preferred Registered Nurse (RN) - State Licensing Board TRAVEL IS REQUIRED: EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law. Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights. Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity. Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.