Case Manager Per Diem chez Ernest Health

Case Manager - Per Diem

Join our world-class team of driven, passionate healthcare professionals who are focused on service excellence and providing top quality care!

• Weekday and Weekend PRN hours available

Utah Valley Specialty Hospital in Provo, Utah is a long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) providing advanced medical and rehabilitative services for patients with complex, critical health needs.

As a free-standing specialty hospital, we care for patients who require extended hospitalization to recover from serious illnesses or catastrophic injuries, including those needing ventilator/respiratory support, extensive wound care, or ongoing critical nursing care. Our hospital features all private rooms (including a high-observation ICU step-down unit) and a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and rehabilitation therapists.

We pride ourselves on a warm, patient-focused approach – treating each patient like family and coordinating closely with referring hospitals and families.

Accredited by The Joint Commission and recognized for excellence in respiratory care, Utah Valley Specialty Hospital serves Utah and surrounding states as a trusted center for healing, providing the time and specialized care patients need to recover and transition to the next stage of recovery.

We are seeking a Case Manager to join our team of passionate patient caregivers!

As a participating hospital of Ernest Health, we offer robust recognition, wellness, and retention programs.  These programs focus to enhance the employees’ work experience, recognize, and celebrate achievements.  We also encourage employees to share their work experience through “My Ernest Journey” and through our Engagement Survey, where our approach is “You Spoke, We Listened”.  These platforms provide additional avenues for employees to give feedback about their work experience and share what is important to them.

Required Skills:

• Current clinical licensure strongly preferred.
• One year recent relevant experience required. Acute care setting preferred.

Additional Qualifications/Skills:

• Demonstrates an understanding of treatment costs and financial support as they relate to quality and efficiency.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Utilizes the appropriate leadership skills in delegating, organizing, and educating coworkers and staff.
• Knowledge of community resources to meet post-discharge clinical and social needs.
• Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures.
• Ability to establish and maintain pro-active relationships with internal interdisciplinary team members, local payer, physicians, community service organizations and health care facilities.
• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
• Demonstrates general computer skills including: data entry, word processing, email, and record management.
• Effective organizational and time management skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to maintain proper levels of confidentiality.
• Ability to work closely and professionally with others.

Works with physicians and multidisciplinary team members to develop a plan of care for assigned patients. Ensures patient is progressing towards desired outcomes by monitoring care through assessments and/or patient records. Identifies and resolves barriers that hinder effective patient care. Actively involved in discharge planning process. Integrates the hospital’s mission and “Guiding Principles” into daily practice.