ROLL CALL - Case Managers!!!

Specialties Case Management

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Time for a roll-call for the Case Managers on the board!!

I'm here in Vegas, got my CCM in 1999, Medical & Disability Case manager for PPO network & Utilization Management company.

CCM results were later than expected--I passed! Yippee! Just waiting on paperwork to arrive.

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Specializes in Psychiatry, Case Management, also OR/OB.

Case Manager for Trauma Services Level I trauma center in Wichita Kansas. I average 20-25 patient case load, but have been running > 30 patients this week and last. I usually have anywhere from 10-11 in the ICU at any given time, plus the ones transitioned to floor beds. I do all the concurrents, plus manage the patient day -to-day with the dc plan of care. all charting done in the computers; we use laptops for all documenting.

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Specializes in Case Manager, LTC,Staff Dev/NAT Instr.

(new) RN Case Manager for the elderly & disabled, a program designed through medicaid...I am partnered with a licensed social worker...so far I love this job..less stress

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Starting in case management Monday! A long term goal realized, 10yrs in the making. Coming from House Sup. before that just about everything except L&D.

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Specializes in Obstetrics/Case Management/MIS/Quality.

i was just hired as a case manager in the emergency department, i'll start in a couple of weeks! i'm super excited to get started learning something new! if anyone has any tips for a "newbie"....please pass them on!! :hrnsmlys:

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Specializes in Pulmonary, Cardiac.

New grad RN- Hospice Case Manager in Las Vegas, NV

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Specializes in CARDIOPULMONARY.

RN, CCM working in a Acute Care Case Manager Position in a tertiary hospital on the Telelmety Unit/Med-Surgical Care. Case manager since 2000. CCM since 2004. I still don't understand the interpretations for rulings by CMC/government, etc. just as much as I didn't when I started this role. It is forever changing. RAC is going to shake things up even more for the medical necessity piece. We utilize an outsourced second level MD Medical Director decision to support our level of care determinations for those that don't fit the strict IQ criteria. We use the Care Enhanced Review Manager for our UR which is nice to document the medical necessity of the patient's stay. I love the Discharge Plan Summary section to document discharge planning needs for the patient. Would love to do less UR and more Discharge planning. Sometimes find it difficult to en do the discharge piece with a case load of 35 to 45 depending on the census and is we have full staff. Who else out there has difficulty getting Senior Managment to understand what value we bring and can be so much more productive with less case load. I would love to see every patient. That can never happen with this case load. I am just putting out the fires and not being proactive. Thank goodness, I do like what I do beause it can be so frustrating that I can't do what I believe we as casemanagers can do.

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Specializes in Peds, Psych, Medical Home Case Manager.

I'm new to Case Management. Currently working for an HMO that is integrated with a health care system as a "float", covering Medical Home and Community Case Management (both disease management positions).

Previous experience is inpatient Psych, Peds Med Surg, and outpatient Peds, Family Practice, and Internal Medicine as a clinic nurse and telephone triage nurse.

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Specializes in Peds, Psych, Medical Home Case Manager.
Hi, I am not a case manager but seeing alot of job opportunities for this. What does it entail to become a nurse case manager? Do you need a masters or do you have to take a certification class or what? I can't quite figure it out. I have many years of experience in all areas and am a CLNC. Any answers please, I really don't want to resort to online universities calling me day and night. :banghead:

It depends on who is hiring. I have an ADN, and a Bacherlor's in Education. The job posting said Bachelor's preferably in Health Care or Nursing, but that's just was the HR dept put on the job posting. The dept I work for just wanted the best people for the job, so that is how they hired.

It doesn't hurt to apply; the worst that can happen will be that you don't get an interview.

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Specializes in Primary Care, Home Health, Diabetes.

I'm an RN with a BSN. I work for an insurance company 2/3rds owned by a local hospital. I do diabetes case management. I'm new to this and previously was working in a family medicine residency clinic as a diabetes educator/triage nurse. I hope to have my CDE certification this fall. My focus is more in education than insurance experience and I try to keep my clinical practice hat while case managing.

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Specializes in ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr.

hi, everyone!!! i have a bsn and i am joining your ranks. i am new to nursing case management and will be working in an acute care emergency/trauma setting. my clinical background includes bedside nursing in the er as well as some years of cm experience prior to nursing. i am excited to learn, grow my nursing career, and commiserate with the rest of you! :up:

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Specializes in Ambulatory Care, Case Manager.

RN Referrals Case Manager for HMO company. Will start Monday. No scrubs required.:yeah:

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