Travel Nurse RN - Case Manager in Webster, NY

**Job Title:** Level 2 CHHA Case Manager Registered Nurse (RN)
**Job Specialty:** Case Manager RN
**Job Duration:** 13 weeks
**Shift:** Monday to Friday, 8-hour shifts, Day shift (8:00 am - 4:30 pm), with weekends as needed
**Guaranteed Hours:** Not specified
**Experience:** One year of experience as a clinical nurse in a hospital required, and 9 months of experience in home care preferred
**License:** RN License (New York License ONLY)
**Certifications:** BLS (any provider accepted)
**Must-Have:**
- Certified Home Health Care experience
- EPIC or Netsmart experience (preferred)
- OASIS experience
**Job Description:**
- Develop and revise treatment and discharge plans in collaboration with patients, families, physicians, care delivery teams, and third-party payers.
- Complete and submit OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges, and significant changes in condition within defined time frames.
- Process orders and notify physicians of patient needs and changes in condition. Complete certification/recertification orders and discharge summaries.
- Provide an environment promoting respect for patients, their privacy, confidentiality, and property.
- Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative strategies.
- Deliver services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills.
- Consult with and educate patients, families, and team members regarding disease processes, self-care techniques, and preventive strategies.
- Supervise Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) to ensure patient health, safety, and compliance with care plans.
- Direct, coordinate, evaluate, and supervise the quality of patient care services provided by the agency.
- Interact with patients, physicians, referral sources, and others to maintain positive relationships.
- Support Care Management philosophy by facilitating collaborative, customer-focused planning, and case management.
- Ensure completion of all necessary clinical records for compliance with state and federal legislation and timely service delivery.
- Maintain knowledge of all available community-based services.
- Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to visit patients based on need.
- Resolve problems at the point of contact.
- Obtain necessary patient authorizations for information release.
- Attend patient care conferences for assigned cases.
- Monitor results, progress, and take corrective actions in response to quality indicators.
- Pursue efforts to reduce avoidable costs and errors.
- Ensure visit authorizations and documentation reflect medical necessity for home-based care.
- Promote a work environment of growth, learning, trust, and mutual respect.
- Participate in education and orientation programs, as needed.
- Demonstrate commitment to professional growth and competency.
- Responsible for achieving established Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Perform other duties as requested.
Ensure adherence to all guidelines and policies for patient care and safety, while providing high-quality service within the home health care setting.