[Hiring] Inpatient Care Manager @1004 Lehigh Valley Hospital
Mar 25, 2025 - 1004 Lehigh Valley Hospital is hiring a remote Inpatient Care Manager. 💸 Salary: unspecified. 📍Location: USA.
Role Description
This role involves coordinating complex discharge planning needs and providing supportive counseling, psycho-social assessment, and interventions for designated patient populations.
- Provides patients and family members with education and advice to cope with emotional or physical problems.
- Coordinates services such as crisis intervention, bereavement, client advocacy, referrals, prevention, education, and psychosocial assessments.
- Conducts and documents detailed psycho-social assessments/evaluations to interpret social, environmental, and medical needs of the patient and family.
- Manages length of stay by creating a successful discharge plan and proactively identifying and mitigating issues and barriers to patient care.
- Provides supportive counseling and advocacy to assist patients and/or families with adjustment associated with illness, hospitalization, and/or alternative care placement.
- Considers options such as palliative care, homecare, and other services to keep the patient as healthy as possible in the outpatient setting.
- Monitors risk assessment using available tools and implements discharge interventions as necessary.
- Facilitates the resolution of issues surrounding patient care in a compassionate manner.
- Negotiates with patients, families, and third-party payors for an optimum plan of care.
- Intervenes and communicates with appropriate individuals (physician team members and insurance companies) to ensure appropriate utilization of resources, quality care, and care facilitation.
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Social Work
- Less than 1 year experience in an MSW internship program
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize work
- Proficient in the utilization of management processes, standards, and managed care
- Strong analytic skills and ability to measure processes and outcomes in healthcare
- Effective negotiation skills and ability to influence
Requirements
- Lift and carry 25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use
- Patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting, and performing CPR
Company Description
Lehigh Valley Health Network is the region’s largest employer and health care provider of choice. Our nearly 20,000 health care professionals take pride in what they do and are driven by our mission to heal, comfort and care for the people of our community.
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Salary
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unspecified
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Remote
Location
USA
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Job Type
full-time
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Posted
Mar 25, 2025
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| 📍 | Be aware of the location restriction for this remote position: USA |
| ‼ | Beware of scams! When applying for jobs, you should NEVER have to pay anything. Learn more. |
