Case Manager I - St Louis, United States - HealthSouth

Description

The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis an affiliation of BJC HealthCare and Encompass Health

Full-time days and nights and PRN available

Hourly rate range $ / hour

Compensation will be determined based on years of experience and applicable certifications.

The Case Manager I (CM I) serves as a key member of the interdisciplinary team and actively manages and directs resource utilization to achieve the highest quality outcomes during a patient's rehabilitation experience.

The CM I coordinates and advocates for the patient during their hospitalization and from admission to post discharge.

As an effective communicator, the CM I manages information to effectively oversee health care delivery and facilitate interdisciplinary plan of care decisions.

The CM I facilitates timely communication regarding the patient's care, establishes and monitors the discharge plan implementation while identifying and addressing patient's psychosocial and support systems issues.

The Case Manager I oversees the effective coordination of services and manages issues in the following main areas:

admission and discharge, team conference and interdisciplinary plan of care communication, patient and family education, payor relations and total fiscal management.

The CM I performs ongoing utilization review and acts as a liaison to the payor while assuring that cost effective treatment is provided by the team.

The case manager assures that regulations regarding patient's rights are fulfilled.