Full Time, Monday-Friday
Summa Health Systems - Barberton Campus
Summa Health System is recognized as one of the region’s top employers by a number of third party organizations, including NorthCoast 99. Exceptional candidates gravitate to Summa because of its culture, passion for delivering excellent service to our patients and families commitment to our philosophy of servant leadership, collegial working relationships at every level of the organization and competitive pay and benefits.
Summary:
Facilitates development, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of patient’s individualized plan triggered by referral from nursing, physician, interdisciplinary rounds, and other care team members. Collaborates with patient, family, physician, and interdisciplinary team to assure care is provided from acute care through the continuum. Includes taking a leadership role with the interdisciplinary team to achieve actions and processes designed to ensure optimal clinical outcomes, coordination, and continuity of health care as patients transfer between different levels of care and promotes effective utilization of healthcare resources through monitoring the patient's hospitalization. Coordinates utilization review activities of assigned patients including reviewing and monitoring the utilization of health care services with the goal of maintaining quality, cost-effective, medically necessary care in the appropriate setting.
Minimum Qualifications:
Formal Education Required:
- Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Applicants with an Associate’s degree will be considered but are required to obtain BSN within three (3) years of employment
- Graduate of a program of professional nursing that is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
- Current license to practice registered nursing in the State of Ohio
Experience & Training Required:
- Two (2) years recent experience in clinical, utilization management, home care, discharge planning, managed care, and/or case management that has provided a broad understanding in Case Management and Utilization Management concepts
Other Skills, Competencies and Qualifications:
- Demonstrates a high level of clinical competence that is recognized by peers
- Is knowledgeable of disease processes, treatment protocols and pharmacological management
- Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and sensitively in writing and orally with physicians, patients and families, health care professionals, and others
- Ability to interact and collaborate with physicians and other health care professionals in a professional manner
- Ability to organize and coordinate the work efforts of others
- Ability to prioritize work and solve problems
- Assumes accountability for demonstrating behaviors consistent with the customer service policy
- Population Specific Competency: Ability to effectively interact with populations of patients/customers with an understanding of their needs for self-respect and dignity
Level of Physical Demands:
- Sedentary: Exerts up to ten pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
$37.40/hr - $56.11/hr
The salary range on this job posting/advertising is base salary exclusive of any bonuses or differentials. Many factors, such as years of relevant experience and geographical location are considered when determining the starting rate of pay. We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members when determining offers. Please keep in mind that the range that is listed is the full base salary range. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical.
Summa Health offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program to include medical, dental, vision, life, paid time off as well as many other benefits.
- Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Supplemental Life and AD&D
- Dependent Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, and Critical Illness
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts – Healthcare and Dependent Care
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Education Assistance
- Daily Pay
