About the Role
Provides leadership and direction for Case Management initiatives and clinical priorities, working collaboratively with leadership to define strategy and ensure stakeholder alignment. Responsible for strategic planning and advancing case management functions including utilization management, care coordination, and transition management. Develops and executes operational strategies aligned with regulatory requirements, organizational goals, and efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Executive management of Case Management
- Oversees Case Management and social work activities to monitor quality of care
- Develops and implements strategy and action plans in alignment with the organization’s strategic planning process
- Ensures strategies developed and deployed relate to performance metrics
- Ensures alignment with regulatory guidelines and organization goals
- Adjusts strategy as indicated by performance metrics and/or organization need
- Assures evidence-based practice and clinical best practice care standards, outcomes and metrics are established and held accountable
- Collaborates with other department leaders to assure the smooth integration of Case Management/Social Work services across the continuum
- Monitors and maintains JCAHO, federal and state regulatory readiness
- Actively participates in the formulation and revision of administrative and departmental case management policies and procedures
- Communicates and interprets policy additions/revisions to staff
- Other duties as assigned
- Use, protect and disclose patients’ protected health information (PHI) only in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards
- Understand and comply with Information Security and HIPAA policies and procedures at all times
- Limit viewing of PHI to the absolute minimum as necessary to perform assigned duties
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years acute care clinical experience
- Minimum of 10 years case management leadership experience
- New York State Licensed Registered Professional Nurse
- Certification in Patient Review Instrument (PRI) and Screen
- Certification in Case Management
- Certification in Hospital Management strongly preferred
- Broad knowledge of medical, nursing, and allied health sciences, community resources case management regulatory requirements, and the revenue cycle
- PC experience word processing, spreadsheets, and case management/denials software structures
- Strong understanding of CMS Conditions of Participation as it relates to utilization management, coordination of care and transition management
- Knowledge of HIPAA and privacy regulations, healthcare laws, regulations and standards
- Demonstrated leadership ability required
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate well at all levels of the organization
- Strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses
- High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results oriented
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
- Gracious and welcoming personality for customer service interaction
- Must possess a smart-phone or electronic device capable of downloading applications, for multifactor authentication and security purposes
Skills
- Leadership
- Strategic planning
- Utilization management
- Care coordination
- Transition management
- Performance metrics analysis
- Regulatory compliance
- Evidence-based practice
- Clinical best practices
- Interdepartmental collaboration
- JCAHO standards
- Federal and state regulatory readiness
- Policy development and interpretation
- HIPAA compliance
- Information Security
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Interpersonal communication
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
Location
- Office setting
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Vice President
- 10 years acute care clinical experience
- 10 years case management leadership experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Master’s Degree in Nursing and other health care related courses – Preferred
About the Company
- Med-Metrix will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, veteran status, other non-merit based factors, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
Equal Opportunity
- Med-Metrix will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, veteran status, other non-merit based factors, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
