Registered Nurse (RN) - Case Manager, Acute Care Case Management
ChristianaCare
Newark, DE

RN Case Manager – Weekend Incentive Program (WIP) - Day Shift

Saturday & Sunday (Hours: 8a-8:30p plus one rotating Friday shift (4p-8p). 

Newark, DE

Christiana Care Hospital currently recruiting a Weekend RN Case Manager with experience in Transitional Care or Discharge Planning in an Acute Care Hospital Setting

As part of our Weekend Incentive Program (WIP), you will commit to working three out of four weekends per a four-week schedule for a 12-hour Day Shift on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., plus one rotating Friday shift (4 p.m. to 8 p.m.).

Weekend Incentive Programs Include a special rate of pay and full benefits, except for Paid Time Off (PTO).

The RN Case Manager will be responsible for managing patient care, driving patient progression, and establishing a discharge plan. This includes functioning as a member of the interdisciplinary team, creating, implementing, and monitoring treatment plans to ensure safe, timely, and effective transitions throughout the care continuum, and discharge planning.

The Unit: 

Our Case Management Triad Team Model is a collaboration between the following:

• RN Care Manager - manage patient care, drive patient progression, and establish a discharge plan.
• Social Worker – resolve psycho-social barriers and support discharge needs.
• Utilization Management – reviews patient status for appropriateness and anticipated payer coverage.

CASE MANAGEMENT:

• Identify patients who have post-acute care, placement, and complex discharge planning needs based on a comprehensive assessment that includes physical, as well as psycho-social factors/needs.
• Anticipate, initiate, and establish a discharge plan for patients with post-acute care needs, collaborating with the physician, nurse, and other health care providers, the patient, their family/primary caregiver(s), third-party payers, and employer following established clinical guidelines, standards, and pathways.
• ​Review the admission assessment and collaborate with the primary nurse and other health care providers to ensure a multidisciplinary plan of care is in place to meet identified patient care needs and desired outcomes.
• Identify system issues that serve as barriers to care.  Participates in the development and implementation of strategies to remove barriers and facilitate performance improvement measures.

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT:

• Review patients’ progress with members of the health care team.  Monitors use of clinical pathways, verifying appropriate use and progress toward identified patient care outcomes.  Monitors compliance with National Patient Safety Goals within the assigned unit.
• Participate in monthly unit-based PI meetings to improve compliance with National Patient Safety Goals and JCAHO ongoing readiness efforts.
• Assist with data collection and implementation of action plans for CMS, JCAHO, and AHA Quality Initiatives as well as CCHS-defined measures.

About Us

Christiana Care is one of the country’s most dynamic healthcare organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible, and lowering healthcare costs. Christiana Care includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, urgent care centers, three hospitals (1,299 beds), a free-standing emergency department, a Level I trauma center, a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women’s health.

Christiana Care Offers

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Tuition assistance, etc.
• Two retirement planning offerings, including 403(b) with company contributions.
• Generous paid time off with annual rollover and opportunities to cash out.
• 12-week paid parental leave
• Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!

Education & Requirements

• An active RN license in DE or Compact State is required.
• BSN preferred or commitment to obtaining BSN within three years of hire date.
• RN with experience in Case Management, Transitional Care, or Discharge Planning in an inpatient hospital are preferred. 
• RN must have 2-5 years of experience in an inpatient acute care hospital. 
• BLS preferred.
• Case Management Certification (CCM) is required within 18 months of eligibility. 
• Complete 8 continuing education credits (CEU) per year in Utilization and/or Case Management