Case Manager Travel Nursing Jobs in Austell for RNs

The Care Coordinator RN (CC RN) is responsible for assessing transitional care needs, coordinating care across the continuum, and engaging with patient and family to assure care needs are met. The CC RN plans effectively to meet the patient’s needs, manage the length of stay and promote efficient utilization of resources. Overall, the role integrates and coordinates care facilitation, care progression and transitional care planning functions. Specific functions within this role include: • Psychosocial and functional status assessment, transitional care planning, clinical care progression, facilitate patient/family care conferences, participate in interdisciplinary rounds, and patient/family education • Collaborates effectively with the utilization review nurse, patient’s physicians and the interdisciplinary care team to provide a comprehensive assessment of the patient’s medical care needs, psychosocial needs, any social determinants of health needs, goals/outcome attainment and continued care needs • Assures that the patient is progressing towards their discharge goal and assists to alleviate barriers • Seeks consultation from appropriate disciplines/departments as required to proactively identify and resolve delays to expedite care and facilitate discharge. • May have other duties assigned