Case Manager - Ambulatory - Full time

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Case Manager is an interdependent member of the patient-centered care team or treatment team responsible for the collaborative practice of assessment, planning, facilitation, care coordination, evaluation and advocacy for options and services to meet an individual’s and family’s comprehensive health care needs though communication and available resources to promote patient safety, quality of care and cost-effective outcomes. Addresses the needs of patients who have experienced a critical event or diagnosis that requires complex management strategies and the extensive use of resources to optimize health outcomes along the care continuum. Provides services to patients from ambulatory, inpatient or health plan settings.



PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Conducts a comprehensive assessment of patient’s and family/caregiver’s biomedical, psychological, social, and functional needs to gage the potential impact o...