Director of Case Management

Director of Case Management
Southern TX area

Currently seeking a talented and dedicated Case Management Director for a great opportunity in the Southern TX area. The ideal candidate will possess 5+ years of current experience working in Case Management in an acute care hospital and have 3+ years of experience working in a Case Management unit in a leadership role.

Responsibilities of the Director of Case Management

• The Director of Case Management (DCM) provides hospital leadership for operations and management of the case management staff and department
• Develops and mentors the case management staff and is accountable for evaluating staffing levels and budget management
• Will execute, monitor, and evaluate the system and facility initiatives
• Ensures staff competencies in all areas of case management (utilization review, resource management, and transition/discharge planning, and social work services)
• Develop strong relations with hospital senior management, key medical staff, CNO/nursing leadership, HIM/CDI leadership to facilitate quality and efficacious care
• Leads hospital and system-wide case management initiatives to meet established benchmarks, standardization, and established targets
• Collaborate with Performance Improvement on CMS clinical indicators to ensure best practice is provided on behalf of our patients
• Demonstrates Services Excellence at all times
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements of the Director of Case Management

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing
• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s preferred
• Current RN License
• Knowledge of managed care and capitation
• 5+ years of case management and discharge planning experience in an acute hospital setting
• 3+ years in a Director/Manager role over Case Management/Utilization Review
• Knowledge of managed care and capitation