Case Manager-Private Duty

Job Overview

Overview

We are looking for a part-time Case Manager to work in our Private Duty department at the Visiting Nurse Association. Work hours will be days, Monday - Friday, for 40 hours per pay period, and as needed. There are no nights or weekends with this position. 

Assists in the planning, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of medical services for a patient with emphasis on quality of care, continuity of services, and cost-effectiveness.  As a member of the interdisciplinary team, contributes professional knowledge and skills in the provision and management of care to patients and their families.

Why UnityPoint Health?

• Culture
  At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
• Benefits
  Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options like 401K match, paid time off and education assistance that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage youre in.
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment
  Were committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
• Development
  We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
• Community Involvement
  Be an essential part of our core purpose - to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

 

    Hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work at https://dayinthelife.unitypoint.org.

Responsibilities

Community Outreach and Education

• Knowledgeable about local community-based care programming and resources.
• Participation is local board meetings, interdisciplinary meetings, conferences, trainings, and community-based health events.Provides leadership in the community regarding community-based care services.

Patient Care Education and Delivery of Services

• Evaluate patients progress through use of patient care plans.
• Provide patient centered care through clinic visits, home visits, and/or interdisciplinary conferences/meeting.
• Knowledgeable about social and economic forces that impact family relationships and stability, adult and child health, and age appropriate growth and development.
• Utilizes critical thinking in making independent judgments and maintains responsibility and accountability for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients.
• Delivers high quality care while demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills of the specialty required on assigned program in accordance with established policies, procedures and standards of care.
• Understand impact of culture on patients health decisions; use that knowledge to improve health through education of patients and families.
• Assess and chooses teaching strategies appropriate to the patients and their families age specific needs, culture, gender, readiness to learn and level of comprehension.
• Demonstrated knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.

Program Development

• Complete all program required trainings, meetings, and educational events.
• Actively participate in the establishment of program policies and procedures and standards of care.
• Assist in the development of program quality measures.
• Assist in the development and implementation of program tools and outcome measurables.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

Identify items that are minimally required to perform the essential functions of this position.

Preferred or Specialized

Not required to perform the essential functions of the position.

Education:

 

 

Bachelor of Arts in related field

Experience:

Prefer one (1) year of Public Health experience or demonstrated program efficiency

License(s)/Certification(s):

Valid drivers license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English.

Multicultural sensitivity.

Microsoft Office
basic computer skills.

Customer/patient focused.

Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions.

Other:

 

 

 

Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.