Field Nurse Case Manager - Grand Rapids, MI
- Lansing, MI
- Permanent
- Full-time
OverviewPosition Summary:
Provides medical management to workers compensation injured employees, performing case management through telephonic and in-person contact with injured workers and medical providers. Coordinates with employers and claims professionals to manage medical care in order to return injured employee to work. This position will cover the Grand Rapids, MI area with a travel radius of up to 2 hours.
How you'll make an impactKey Responsibilities:
- Coordinating medical evaluation and treatment
- Meeting with physician and injured worker to collaborate on treatment plan and to discuss goals for return to work
- Keeping employer and referral source updated regarding medical treatment and work status
- Coordinating ancillary services, e.g. home health, durable medical equipment, and physical therapy. Communicates with employers to determine job requirements and to explore modified or alternate employment.
- Discusses and evaluates results of treatment plan with physician and injured worker using Evidence Based Guidelines to ensure effective outcome.
- Documents case management observations, assessment, and plan.
- Generates reports for referral source to communicate case status and recommendations.
- Generates ongoing correspondence to referral source, employer, medical providers, injured worker, and other participants involved in the injured worker's treatment plan.
- May participate in telephonic case conferences.
- Maintains a minimum caseload of 35 files, and 150 monthly billable hours, with minimum 95% quality compliance.
- Nursing or medical degree from an accredited institution with an active Registered Nursing license or medical license within the state of practice or states in which case management is performed.
- 2-4 years of work experience.
- Responsible for completing required and applicable training, in order to maintain proficiency and licensing requirements.
- Able to travel to appointments within approximately a 2 hour radius.
- Intermediate to advanced computer skills; Microsoft Office, Outlook, etc.
- WCCM
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Worker's Compensation experience is preferred.
- Certification in related field preferred.
- 1-3 years of clinical experience preferred.
- Demonstrates adequate knowledge of managed care with emphasis on use of criteria, guidelines and national standards of practice.
- Advanced written and oral communication skills, along with organizational and leadership skills.
- Self-directed and proactively manage assigned case files.
- Demonstrates strong time management skills.
Compensation and benefitsOn top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
- Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
- Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
- Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
- Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
- Health cash plan or Private medical insurance
- Three fully paid volunteering days per year
- Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
- Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
- Critical illness cover
- Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
- Season ticket loan
- Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
- Emergency back-up family care
- And many more…