drjobs Director Case Management

Employer Active

1 Vacancy
drjobs

Job Alert

You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Valid email field required
Send jobs
Send me jobs like this
drjobs

Job Alert

You will be updated with latest job alerts via email

Valid email field required
Send jobs
Jobs by Experience drjobs

5years

Job Location drjobs

Houston, TX - USA

Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

drjobs

Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

The Director of Case Management is responsible and accountable for the implementation of the case management program at the local level. The components/roles of the inpatient case management program consist of the following: Care Facilitation Utilization Management Case Management and Discharge Planning.
The Director is responsible for developing systems and processes for care/utilization management and discharge planning at the hospital level. In addition the Director may be responsible for managing the department s activities related to discharge planning and clinical quality improvement. The Director evaluates and ensures that hospital resources are used appropriately and effectively. The Director oversees the collection analysis and reporting of financial and quality data related to utilization management quality improvement and performance improvement. The Director promotes interdisciplinary collaboration fosters teamwork and champions service excellence.

Principal Accountabilities:
  • Plans directs and supervises all aspects of the local level program.
  • Facilitates growth and development of the case management program consistent with enterprise wide philosophy and in response to the dynamic nature of the health care environment through benchmarking for best practices networking quality management and other activities as needed.
  • Responsible for approving and managing the day to day local level operational budget.
  • Assures that revenue expenses contribution margin and FTE s meet or exceed budget.
  • Prepares and submits budget and related reports.
  • Forecasts and accurately projects expenses.
  • Takes corrective action to address negative variances.
  • Identifies and proposes capital budget items appropriately.
  • Identifies and achieves optimal targeted financial outcomes via the inpatient case management process.
  • Responsible for departmental personnel functions (hiring firing etc.) in conjunction with the Executive Director of Medical Management.
  • Writes and conducts annual and interim performance appraisal reviews for the professional and nonprofessional staff in department.
  • Acts as liaison to facilitate communication and collaboration between all care partners (physicians hospitalists community care managers nurses community resources etc.)
  • Responsible for leading a high performance team of system thinkers who incorporate leadership principles and vision in performing the functions of case management.
  • Uses data to drive decisions plan and implement performance improvement strategies for case management.
  • Oversees the education of physicians managers staff patients and families related to the case management process at the local level.
  • Participates in this evolutionary process by constantly identify future needs of current customers and/or identifying potential new customers.
  • Ensures safe care to patients staff and visitors; adheres to all Memorial Hermann policies procedures and standards within budgetary specifications including time management supply management productivity and quality of service.
  • Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education and skills competency; supports departmentbased goals which contribute to the success of the organization; serves as preceptor mentor and resource to less experienced staff.
  • Demonstrates commitment to caring for every member of our community by creating compassionate and personalized experiences. Models Memorial Hermann s service standards by providing safe caring personalized and efficient experiences to patients and colleagues.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

They must have 5yrs. plus of Case Management Acute Care Hospital Leadership/Supervisory/Director Experience.


Education: Bachelors of Nursing (BSN) or Masters Social Work (MSW); Masters degree preferred

Licenses/Certifications:
  • Current and valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Texas or
  • Current and valid Texas license as a Master s Social Worker (LMSW) required
  • LCSW preferred and Certified Case Manager (CCM) Accredited Case Manager (ACM) or
  • Fellowship of the American Academy of Case Management (FAACM) required

Benefits


  • Medical Insurance; Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Retirement
  • Equity
  • Paid Time Off
What does it mean to truly connect with a patient You ll find out as part of the Memorial Hermann Health System. Here you ll have the unique opportunity to utilize the latest technical advances in medicine while also benefiting from our insights into the human aspects of care. You ll serve each patient as an individual and you ll help develop their own personalized plan of care.

Every day you ll be empowered to do what s best for them while also advancing your own skills. If you want to explore a change in your career we encourage it. In fact we celebrate it. Your mentors will guide your growth your coworkers will encourage your success and your career will be built the way you want. We invite you to follow your dreams and lead with compassionate care.

The Houston Chronicle named us a Top Workplace for the 10th consecutive year. They partnered with Energage to gather survey responses from employees and ranked companies based on criteria ranging from company values and culture to leadership and benefits.

We rated highly based on our values and the meaningful work we do. We re honored to receive this recognition and inspired to do more for our people.

Requirements Must have 5yrs. plus of Case Management Acute Care Hospital Leadership/Supervisory/Director Experience.

Employment Type

Full Time

Company Industry

Report This Job
Disclaimer: Drjobpro.com is only a platform that connects job seekers and employers. Applicants are advised to conduct their own independent research into the credentials of the prospective employer.We always make certain that our clients do not endorse any request for money payments, thus we advise against sharing any personal or bank-related information with any third party. If you suspect fraud or malpractice, please contact us via contact us page.