Job Information
Kaiser Permanente Patient Care Coordinator - Behavioral Health Case Management in Hyattsville, Maryland
Job Summary:
The Patient Care Coordinator - Behavioral Health Case Management is responsible for utilization review, discharge planning, case management, and transitions in care, in collaboration with MAPMG rounder in acute or alternative settings of care.
Essential Responsibilities:
Utilization Review. According to department policy, procedure and protocols, consistently apply and verbally communicate approved utilization review criteria and guidelines for services delivered in acute or alternative care settings.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
Three (3) years of recent clinical evaluation of Behavioral Health patients and experience in acute hospital utilization management that must have included case management duties, and/or, utilization review, and/or discharge planning required.
Education
High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
License, Certification, Registration
This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required before hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
Registered Nurse License (Virginia) within 6 months of hire AND Registered Nurse License (Maryland) within 6 months of hire
OR
Compact License: Registered Nurse within 6 months of hire
Registered Nurse License (District of Columbia) within 6 months of hire
Basic Life Support from American Heart Association
Additional Requirements:
New Hire: Successful completion of PCC Orientation and Assessment of Critical Skills. Passing score on inter-rater reliability. Annually: Successful completion of PCC Assessment of Critical Skills. Passing score on inter-rater reliability.
Demonstrated ability to effectively and clearly present information through the written word, to influence or persuade others through oral presentation in positive or negative circumstances, and to listen well.
Demonstrated ability to write clearly, legibly, and effectively, to present ideas and document activities, to read and interpret written information.
Preferred Qualifications:
B.S.N. preferred
COMPANY: KAISER
TITLE: Patient Care Coordinator - Behavioral Health Case Management
LOCATION: Hyattsville, Maryland
REQNUMBER: 1340881
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.