Job Description:Coordinates the care and services for patients identified asneeding assistance or meeting Care Management criteria.

　　Shift Details: 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday through Friday with a smallweekend commitment of two weekends every six weeks.

　　Coordinates the care and services for patients identified as needingassistance or meeting Care Management criteria. Collects in-depth informationabout a patient's medical, functional, and social condition, toidentify individual needs in order to develop a plan to meet those needs.Works with patients and family/caregivers to determine specific goals andactions based on assessment. Coordinates discharge planning. Executes specificinterventions to meet established goals. Organizes, integrates andcoordinates the necessary resources to accomplish the goals and plan.

　　Assesses the patient's prior level of functioning, access to and/or useof community resources and available support systems. Assists the care team indeveloping a plan of care which includes, but is not limited to: assuringappropriateness of services and care setting, assuring individualizedsupport and education, determining the need for continued services,planning for discharge, and identifying and connecting patients/familieswith available community resources if needed. Collaborates with Physicians andother members of the health care team on the patient's behalf.

　　Identifies appropriate admission and continued stay issues. Enhances thequality of patient care through effective and efficient use of resources.Helps to identify strategies for reducing length of stay and appropriateutilization of services. Utilizes criteria including clinical pathway data andimplements strategies to resolve controllable variances.

　　Attends, facilitates and participates in rounds and case conferences.Advocates for patient rights. Monitors efficiency and availability of servicesand evaluates outcomes through variance tracking, data collection.

　　Identifies needs, facilitates, or provides education to physicians andancillary departments/nursing units regarding case management, dischargeplanning process, and roles. Participates in multidisciplinary groups anddevelopment of guidelines.

　　Education

　　Required:

　　Bachelor's Degree from an accredited school of Social Work, Sociology orrelated field is required.

　　Minimum of one (1) year clinical experience is required.

　　Preferred:

　　Two (2) years of case management experience in hospital setting is preferred.

　　To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform eachessential duty satisfactorily. The requirements list must be representative ofthe knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure,experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be madeto enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

　　Physical Requirements:

　　Anticipated job posting close date:

　　Location:St Marys Medical Center

　　Work City:Grand Junction

　　Work State:Colorado

　　Scheduled Weekly Hours:40

　　The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly ratedependent upon experience.$28.37 - $50.39

　　We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why weprovide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range ofprograms to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses livinghealthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

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　　Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicantswill receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationalorigin, disability or protected veteran status.

　　Our facilities do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race,color, national origin, disability, or a e in admission or access to,or treatment or employment in, its programs, services or activities, oron the basis of sex (gender) in health programs and activities