Case Manager NEX
LOCATION: Akron, Ohio
CATEGORY: nursing


Overview
At Akron Children’s, careers in nursing feel different. You make an impact on a daily basis, face-to-face, on children and their families. You do much more than treat patients. As the individual your patients come to recognize, rely on and smile at, you go beyond the title of nurse. Because this is more than a job. It’s what you were meant to do.
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- Sincere
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Job Description
Job Requisition Number 26701Part-Time
0800-1630
Summary:
Assumes accountability and responsibility for managing the hospitalization of a caseload of patients from pre-admission through one week post-discharge. Facilitates coordination of care by all members of the health care team to facilitate achievement of appropriate outcomes.Responsibilities:
1. Evaluates patient needs, provides case management.
2. In collaboration with the M.D. /CNS, provides direct patient care to patients, including, but not limited to, medication management follow-up and decision-making about follow-up care, crisis stabilization, medication changes, and wraparound services.
3. Assists in the planning and implementation of medical care and coordination of services with other patient care units, both within the hospital and through outside institutions and links families with community resources.
4. Care is established from the time of admission to the service through termination by utilizing the nursing process in such a manner as to maximize outcomes.
5. Additional duties include the development and implementation of materials necessary to facilitate patient care with varied care providers, patient and family education, staff and care provider education, development of patient and family educational materials.
6. Participation in research, basic supportive counseling, procurement of community resources for families, and assessment of changing patient needs throughout the course of care with appropriate referrals for consultation as needed.
Other information:
Technical Expertise
1. Must possess excellent oral and written skills.
2. Demonstrate leadership and interpersonal relationship skills which enhance communication and promote conflict resolution. Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively with parents and the interdisciplinary team.
3. Ability to move freely about the hospital and to read and interpret printed and graphical data.
Education and Experience
1. Graduate from an accredited school of nursing, licensed and currently registered as a professional nurse in the State of Ohio.
2. Bachelor of Science in Nursing required; Masters Degree in Nursing preferred.
3. Previous case management experience preferred.
4. Current Health Care Provider BLS training is required.
Part Time
FTE: 0.800000
Status: Onsite

Grow Your Career with Akron Children’s
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Employee Highlight
What inspires me as a nurse manager is my team of staff nurses and how dedicated they are. It doesn't matter how busy we are. They work and continue to work until the job is done.Karan Johnson
Nurse Manager, Adolescent Unit

Our Promises
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To treat every child as we would our own.
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To treat others as they would like to be treated.
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To turn no child away.
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