Up to $20,000 Sign-On Bonus based on experience Shift: Days Job type: Full time Hours: 0800-1630 Schedule: Monday through Friday Position Summary The individual in this position is responsible to facilitate care along a continuum through effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access to care and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patient's resources and right to self-determination. The individual in this position has overall responsibility to assess the patient for transition needs including identifying and assessing patients at risk for readmission. Conducts complex psycho-social assessment and interventions to promote timely throughput, safe discharge and prevent avoidable readmissions. This position: integrates national standards for case management scope of services including: • Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention and patient satisfaction • Care Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while as: wring care is sequenced and provided at the appropriate level of care • Compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TIC accreditation standards and Tenet policy • Education provided to physicians, patients, families and caregivers • Precepts new staff members and acts as resource to all staff. • Participates in department Quality Improvement initiatives, one committee participation and/or major projects as assigned • LCSW license required. • Its of the state in which the Tenet Hospital operates. Accredited Case Manager (ACM) preferred. • Minimum of two years acute hospital experience preferred. • Required skills include demonstrated organizational skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to lead and coordinate activities of diverse group of people in a fast paced environment, critical thinking and problem solving skills and computer literacy. #LI-TM2