Are you passionate about using your Case Management experience to support Oncology Patients?
We are:
The MSK Case Management Department is made up of Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and support staff. All team members have appropriate training related to discharge planning and utilization review, as well as knowledge of community resources.
You are:
- Willing to take action and adopt new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and passion
- A good decision-maker, successful at making timely decisions that maintain excellent standards of patient care within the organization
- Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged, using both formal and informal development
- Comfortable with diverse groups of people and able to make others comfortable with you
- An effective communicator, capable of resolving how best to reach different audiences and executing communications based on that understanding
- Capable of building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric care solutions
- Passionate about continued professional development related to oncology nursing, case management, and utilization management
You will:
- Provide case management for a caseload of Oncology patients
- Assess discharge planning needs at the patients admission
- Perform regular concurrent review on all patients and coordinate all needed services including home care to facilitate the safe and timely transition to the next level of care and to follow selected patients in the outpatient setting
- Act as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide continuity of care throughout various stages of treatment and follow-up
- Connect with physicians and clinical nursing staff regarding ongoing patient care
- Work with insurance carriers and MSKCC billing departments to initiate appeals and acquire authorizations for treatment
You need:
- Current NYS Registered Nurse License/Registration and BSN preferred
- At least 2-3 years of clinical hospital nursing experience
- Managed care/UR/CM experience strongly preferred
- Excellent interpersonal, decision-making and communication skills essential
- Strong decision-making and negotiation skills
- Knowledge of state and federal regulations that govern health insurance coverage
- Knowledge of Microsoft: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet Explorer
Hours: Monday - Friday, Five Days x 8 hours remote hybrid or Four Days x 10 hours onsite. May require occasional Saturday work.
Please Note - This opportunity is not open to New Graduate RNs
