Certified Case Manager
@ Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of MiddletownCertified Case Manager
About the job
Encompass Health is a leader in post-acute care with 150+ locations and 36,000 team members. The CCM role focuses on managing patient care, coordinating services, and ensuring cost-effective treatment during hospitalization and post-discharge.
Requirements
- Experience in care coordination
- Knowledge of healthcare regulations
- Strong communication skills
- Team collaboration experience
Qualifications
- Certified Case Manager (CCM)
- Healthcare-related certification
- Effective communicator
- Experience with discharge planning
Full job description
The Certified Case Manager (CCM) serves as a key member of the interdisciplinary team and actively manages and directs resource utilization to achieve the highest quality outcomes during a patient's rehabilitation experience. The CCM coordinates and advocates for the patient during their hospitalization and from admission to post discharge. As an effective communicator, the CCM manages information to effectively oversee health care delivery and facilitate interdisciplinary plan of care decisions. The CCM facilitates timely communication regarding the patient's care, establishes and monitors the discharge plan implementation while identifying and addressing patient's psychosocial and support systems issues. The CCM oversees the effective coordination of services and manages issues in the following main areas: admission and discharge, team conference and interdisciplinary plan of care communication, patient and family education, payor relations and total fiscal management. The CCM performs ongoing utilization review and acts as a liaison to the payor while assuring that cost effective treatment is provided by the team. The CCM assures that regulations regarding patient's rights are fulfilled.