What are the responsibilities and job description for the Care Manager position at North Mississippi Health Services?
Posting Description
We believe a career is more than just a career — it's a calling. Our teammates' "True North" is what calls them to health care; it’s their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love.
Job Summary
The Care Manager at North Mississippi Health Services plays a critical role in coordinating and delivering direct patient care to an assigned caseload in the Home Health/Hospice department. They conduct thorough assessments, develop individualized care plans, and ensure accurate documentation while collaborating with the healthcare team to optimize patient outcomes. As a manager of process, this role optimizes operations within a designated department or area, ensuring productivity and effective management of processes.
Job Functions
Nursing Care:
We believe a career is more than just a career — it's a calling. Our teammates' "True North" is what calls them to health care; it’s their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love.
Job Summary
The Care Manager at North Mississippi Health Services plays a critical role in coordinating and delivering direct patient care to an assigned caseload in the Home Health/Hospice department. They conduct thorough assessments, develop individualized care plans, and ensure accurate documentation while collaborating with the healthcare team to optimize patient outcomes. As a manager of process, this role optimizes operations within a designated department or area, ensuring productivity and effective management of processes.
Job Functions
Nursing Care:
- Has the direct responsibility of caring for an assigned caseload of patients.
- Responsibilities include comprehensive assessment defined by COPs.
- Develop and implement appropriate revisions to individualized plans of care.
- Deliver highest standard of care specific to patient condition/need.
- Responsible for appropriate and timely documentation of care and supervisory visits according to CMS and agency guidelines, policies and procedures.
- Additional responsibilities include: utilizing community resources as needed, maintaining an open and effective line of communication with the total health care community.
- Performs a comprehensive assessment of patient with each visit.
- Must maintain accurate and up to date patient clinical records; accurate accounting of supply usage; accurate daily visit record of patients, time and mileage.
- Communicates and coordinates patient care with patient/CG and all members of the health care team in various settings: inpatient, outpatient, MD clinics, Home care and Hospice.
- Information for authorizations for care according to various payer time frames.
- Involved with Education / PI Regional Manager in development and implementation of educational material and programs for health care team, patients, families/caregivers, and community.
- Assists with educating clinical staff by case conferencing, joint visits, and structured educational programs.
- Pt / CG education of disease management and skilled care in home environment.