Nurse Case Manager
Location: Poughkeepsie New York
Health Quest is the Hudson Valley’s largest integrated family of hospitals and health care providers, delivering the highest quality care across a variety of service lines, including Cancer Care, Cardiac Care, Orthopedics, Neurosciences, Women’s and Children’s Services and Surgical Services.
Our family includes three awarding-winning hospitalsâ€"Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsieâ€"plus multiple Health Quest Medical Practice (HQMP) primary care and specialty locations, two Health Quest Urgent Care location! s for walk-in urgent care and affiliates including Hudson Vall! ey Home Care and The Heart Center.
Altogether, Health Quest delivers immediate, compassionate care, using the latest medical technology, to more than one million people in Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster, Orange, Putnam and northern Westchester counties. Health Quest was also recently named the “most recognized Hospital System in the Mid-Hudson River Valley Region (Dutchess, Orange, Putnam and Ulster counties)†by Healthgrades
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, a leading hospital ratings organization.
Responsibilities:
Under the general supervision of the Director, The Nurse Case Manager role provide clinically-based case management to support the delivery of effective and efficient patient care. Paces the case from physiological and economic perspectives. Has overall accountability for the utilization management, care management and transition management for patients within the assigned caseload. Partners with Social Workers and collaborates with other heal! th care team members to identify appropriate utilization of resources, care management and to ensure reimbursement. Utilizes criteria to confirm medical necessity for admission and continued stay. With the patient, family and health care team, creates a discharge plan appropriate to the patient’s needs and resources.
Qualifications:
Licensed NYS registered nurse with 3 to 5 years experience in acute care-hospital Nursing required . Preferred 3 years experience as a Case Manager in an acute care setting.
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Health Quest.
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This position starts available on: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 18:52:18 GMT