RN Inpatient Case Manager - Relocation Offered!
Company: MedStar Health
Location: Olney
Posted on: April 5, 2026
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Job Description:
About this Job: Work days are set for Wednesdays and Thursdays
each week, experienced case managers highly preferred General
Summary of Position Serves as a member of the Case Management Team
and applies RN clinical expertise and medical appropriateness to
care coordination and discharge planning. Facilitates the delivery
of quality cost effective patient-centered care from pre-admission
through post-discharge timeframe. Ensures the care is designed to
meet individualized patient outcomes. Monitors the care and
services delivered to selected patient populations during the acute
hospital stay promotes effective case management and utilization of
resources and works to achieve optimal clinical and resource
outcomes for the acute and post-hospital phases of care. Primary
Duties and Responsibilities Contributes to the achievement of
established department goals and objectives and adheres to
department policies procedures quality standards and safety
standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation
regulations. Collaborates with the multidisciplinary health care
team to develop and coordinate the plan of care. Communicates with
patient family and/or significant other health care team external
case manager community resources and facility to address
appropriate issues and patient/family goals. Demonstrates the
ability to develop a plan of care that addresses needs across the
continuum; have an intervention for problems identified; develop
long- and short-term goals with specific time frames for
resolution; identify specific services to be provided in the care
plan; include the family/care-giver in the plan of care; and show
life planning contingencies such as power of attorney and/or
advance directives. Evaluates and documents the patient's response
to the plan of care and achievement of outcomes. Makes
recommendations for modifications to the plan of care as indicated.
Adheres to all policies and procedures regarding documentation and
confidentiality of information. Maintains knowledge of regulatory
agencies' requirements necessary criteria for admission to various
care settings and Medicare's/Medicaid's reimbursement methods for
different levels of care. Manages a caseload of patients.
Identifies essential resources needed to implement the plan of
care. Manages own professional growth in the area of managed care
care management other health care financial trends clinical
practice and research. Manages patient care according to
multidisciplinary plan of care and/or managed care contracts by
directing decision making and identifying and managing barriers
that impact on patient care outcomes. Participates in Performance
and Service Improvement teams. Assists in program evaluation
through customer service surveys LOS data analysis charge/discharge
data comparison to state averages and best practice/benchmark data.
Performs a comprehensive assessment in collaboration with
interdisciplinary team to identify patient-specific problems and
needs related to diagnosis treatment including psychosocial and
financial concerns as well as medical. Minimal Qualifications
Education Associate's degree in Nursing (ADN) required Bachelor's
degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred Experience 2-3 years of clinical
experience required 1-2 years case management experience preferred
Licenses and Certifications RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure
and/or Compact State Licensure in the District of Columbia or
Maryland depending on work location required CCM - Certified Case
Manager preferred Knowledge Skills and Abilities Ability to use
computer to enter and retrieve data. Working knowledge of Microsoft
Word Excel and PowerPoint applications. Effective verbal and
written communication skills. Must be able to run and analyze
departmental productivity reports. Excellent interpersonal skills
required. This position has a hiring range of : USD $89,065.00 -
USD $162,801.00 /Yr.
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