Job Description

Shifts Available: Days

Employment Type: Per diem / PRN

Hours: 8-hour shifts – 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Location: Providence Medical Center- Kansas City, KS

The Case Manager LPN is responsible for coordinating patient care, discharge planning, and utilization review to ensure patients receive appropriate, cost-effective care across the continuum. This role collaborates with physicians, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes, reduce length of stay, and ensure compliance with regulatory and payer requirements.

Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare:

• Medical Insurance
• Employer 401K options

Full benefits at Prime Healthcare: https://www.primehealthcare.com/careers/benefits/

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but is not limited to):

• Coordinate and manage individualized patient care plans from admission through discharge
• Perform ongoing patient assessments and monitor progress toward goals of care
• Facilitate discharge planning, including post-acute placement, home health, DME, and community resources
• Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, social workers, and ancillary departments to ensure continuity of care
• Educate patients and families on treatment plans, discharge instructions, and available resources
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds to proactively address barriers to discharge

Qualifications

Before we go any further, we do have some deal-breakers. You must have: 

Required qualifications:

• BSW or other bachelor's degree in a clinical healthcare-related field.
• At least one year of experience in case management, discharge planning, or nursing management
• LVN/LPN graduate from an accredited school of nursing, with a current LVN/LPN license, and 2 years of acute care experience.
• Experience and knowledge in basic to intermediate computer skills.

Preferred qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of acute care experience preferred.
• Case management certification within 2 years of hiring.
• At least one year of experience in case management, discharge planning, or management is preferred.
• Current BLS certificate preferred.
• Knowledge of Milliman Criteria and InterQual Criteria preferred.

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Employment Status

Per Diem

Shift

Variable

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf