Provides excellent patient care by assisting in collaboration, development, implementation, revision and reporting
of the case management program. Acts as a liaison between the patient, family, nurse, physicians, multidisciplinary
team and patient's healthcare benefactor to optimize outcomes. Serves as a consultant to the healthcare team on
specific patient items.
* Leads the coordination of patient care with other disciplines within the care team, monitoring the appropriateness and timeliness of care.
* Ensures the interdisciplinary care plan is consistent with the patients clinical course, continuing care needs and covered services by monitoring diagnostic testing, treatments and procedures, and other aspects of patient care as appropriate for acute care.
* Discusses with physicians, the appropriateness of resource utilization, consultations, treatment plan, estimated length of stay and discharge plan.
* Focuses on complex patients, frequent emergency department utilizers, chronic pain and substance abuse patients, and homeless patients.
* Collaborates with acute care case managers to ensure appropriateness on ongoing care.
* Coordinates the transfer of patients to tertiary centers, including the transfer of patient information required for continuity of ongoing treatment and services.
* Provides oversight and collects data required for regulatory/accreditation compliance.
* Manages frequent emergency department visitors by conducting a focus study review of the previous and current admissions.
* 1+ year Home Health experience - Required
* Travel experience - Required
* Active and clear Driver's license and Car Insurance - Required
* Hawaii license- Required
* Homecare Home Base and OASIS - Required
* COVID and FLU vaccine- REQUIRED. Will not take declinations
* Bachelor's degree- preferred
* Case Manager experience - Preferred
* Mileage reimbursed at .43 cents per mile (lower than IRS established rate)
State License Requirements
* Hawaii
