Nurse Case Manager Description February 27, 2008
Posted by Ellen - RN, BSN in : MyNurseDegree , trackback Dentist RatingsCase Management is the process of organizing and coordinating resources and services in response to individual healthcare needs along the illness and care continuum and in multiple settings. There are many models for case management given client, context, or setting. Case management is directed toward a targeted or selected client/family population such as transplant, head-injured, or frail elderly clients. The goals are to center services around the patient, to foster patient self-managed care, and maximize efficient and cost-effective use of health resources. The focuses are cost-saving and continuity and quality of patient care.
The Nurse Case Manager utilizes clinical pathways in assessment and monitoring of clients and healthcare delivery
Settings: Varied hospital-based and community-based settings including occupational health.
Characteristics: Coordination of care and services, case finding, screening, eligibility, determination; comprehensive assessment; development, monitoring, and evaluation of the plan of care and use of resources and arrangement of services to reach outcomes in specific time frames.
Drawbacks: Honoring client choices, minimizing time constraints, maintaining a holistic focus, linking care-team members, and impacting quality and cost.
Desirable skills: Strong knowledge base in financial and clinical aspects of care, working knowledge of resources, and effective skills in managing, teaching, negotiating, and collaborating with multidisciplinary groups, and client/family focus.
Education: RN with BSN or MSN (preferred) Employers: Hospitals, community agencies, third-party payers Certification:
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800-284-CERT |
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847-818-0292 |
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6 Pleasant St. |
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508-651-2600 |
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501-225-2229 |
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National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers |
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1604 |
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520-881-8008 |
Publications:
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Issues & Outcomes: Journal for Mapping and Managing Care |
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The New Definition Newsletter |
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508-651-2600 |
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Nursing Case Management: Managing the Process of Patient Care |
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800-777-2295 |
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Journal of Case Management |
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The Case Manager |
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501-225-2229 |
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