Clinical Case Manager / Case Management Acute Care / Full-Time / Days

Company: Lovelace Medical Center
Location: Albuquerque
Posted on: August 6, 2022

Job Description:

Overview Clinical Case Manager, Case Management, Full-Time, Days, Albuquerque, NM We are looking for a Clinical Case Manager to join our Case Management team in Albuquerque, NM. This job is located at Lovelace Medical Center, in the heart of Albuquerque, is an acute care hospital providing comprehensive care, including around-the-clock emergency care, surgical services, non-invasive robotic spine surgery, cardiology, stroke care, radiology and oncology services, including the state's only Gamma Knife Center for non-invasive radiologic brain surgery. Responsibilities Clinical Case Manager Responsibilities: The Clinical Case Manager assesses the social, psychosocial, cultural, environmental and financial situations concerning the patient and family. He/she is a patient/family advocate, promoting rights and dignity and striving to involve the patient/family in aspects of care as appropriate. The Clinical Case Manager also facilitates the acute, rehabilitative, and long-term discharge processes to provide for an optimal age-specific continuum of care for the populations listed below Qualifications Clinical Case Manager Education and Experience Job Requirements: Minimum: BS or BA in Social Work or Associates Degree in Nursing or Diploma of Nursing. Desired: Master's Degree in Social Work or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Preferred two years of medical social worker or RN Case Manager experience Critical thinking skills; Position requires fluency in English language to function in job environment appropriately; Good interpersonal and customer service skills; Good organizational and follow-through skills; Ability to multi-task constantly and tolerate interruptions Social Worker: Medical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker preferred. Must have current license as Social Worker from New Mexico Board of Social Work Examiners, and basic life support certification. Registered Nurse: Valid NM Nursing license or NM compact license (within 90 days of hire) and BLS; HIRING DEPARTMENT MAY ALSO REQUIRE ACLS and or PALS. CCM or ACM preferred Why Lovelace? New Mexico Hospital Association/ American Hospital Association Quest for Excellence award, general Acute Hospital, 2021 U.S. News & World Report, Chest Pain MI Registry Performance achievement Award, 2021 "A" grade from Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, 2019, Fall 2020 Healthgrades 2020 Specialty Excellence Awards: Pulmonology Care excellence, 2020; American's 100 Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work, 2016-2019 U.S. New & World Report "Best Hospitals," in Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Attack, 2021-2022 Best Hospitals for cardiac care, 2019; America's 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention, 2019 American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association "Get with the Guidelines" Stroke gold Plus quality Achievement Award, 2012-2022 (Target Honor Roll - Elite Plus, 2019-2022) Lovelace is a drug-free employer with smoke free campuses.

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