Director Case Managment
Worcester, MA

Director Case Managment
$120-185K+ Annual Incentive Opportunity + Full Benefits.

**MA State RN RN or LCSW/LMSW Required

The individual in this position has overall responsibility for hospital utilization management, transition management, and operational management of the Case Management Department in order to promote effective utilization of hospital resources, timely and accurate revenue cycle processes, denial prevention, safe and timely patient throughput, and compliance with all state and federal regulations related to case management services.

This position integrates national standards for case management scope of services including: Utilization Management supporting medical necessity and denial prevention; Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention and patient satisfaction; Care Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring care is the right sequence and at appropriate level of care; Compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards, and policy; and Education provided to physicians, patients, families, and caregivers

Responsibilities
a) manage department operations to assure effective throughput and reimbursement for services provided,
b) lead the implementation and oversight of the hospital Utilization Management Plan using data to drive hospital utilization performance improvement,
c) ensure medical necessity and revenue cycle processes are completed accurately and in compliance with CMS regulations and policy,
d) ensure timely and effective patient transition and planning to support efficient patient throughput,
e) implement and monitor processes to prevent payer disputes,
f) develop and provide physician education and feedback on hospital utilization,
g) participate in management of post-acute provider network,
h) ensure compliance with state and federal regulations and TJC accreditation standards and i) other duties as assigned.

IDEAL CANDIDATE
3 years of acute hospital case management or health care leadership in multi-site experience