Job Description

Position Summary:
Site: FMCOH Wiregrass Ranch Hospital
Location: Wesley Chapel
Department: Case Management
Position: Director, Care Management
Job Overview
Leads the care management team in facilitating appropriate use of hospital resources and effective discharge planning and coordination of services to transition patients to the next appropriate level of care.
Essential Functions

• Manages educational, financial and human resources for the care management teams to deliver high quality, cost effective, and

responsive patient-focused health care services. * Coordinates the workload distribution and scheduling of the care management team members to assure adequate and appropriate
staffing to meet the needs of patients and families within the Orlando Health network. * Develops collaborative relationships with the site leadership, medicalstaff leadership, managed care contractors, and community
leaders. * Supports positive relationships with payors and develops plansto optimize reimbursement and quality of care.

• Monitors working DRGs and GMLOS assignment as appropriate.
• Implements the performance improvement processto include outcome measurement asitrelatesto the identification of processes/

strategies/ opportunities that promote population health. * Achieve sresults by developing strategiesto manage patient care acrossthe continuum, focusing on high risk, high cost and problem
prone areas to include patient at risk for re-admission. * Supports processes for clinical quality/ cost-improvement initiatives/ preventing re-hospitalizations.

• Develops recommendations to expand the integration of post-acute care services and hospital operations to better meet the needs

of Orlando Health and the community. * Designs educational strategies to assure compliance with regulatory standards for NCQA, HIPAA, CMS, and other local, state and
federal organizations as applicable. * Coordinates budget implementation with regard to payroll,supplies and miscellaneous otherfunctionsthat deal with the financial
performance of the departments overseen * Serves as a department intermediary forservice problems.

• Ensures incident reports are completed appropriately and follows up with incident reports as needed.
• Organizes/leadsstaff meetings and huddles.
• Embraces, promotes and communicates change.
• Demonstrates professional accountability by maintaining proficiency in assigned role and involvement in professional organizations

and continuing education. * Holds self and others accountable to Orlando Health's mission, vision and values.

• Develops and recommends concepts relative to new business opportunities, subsidiary organizations, acquisitions, current business

design or other organization structuring to optimize organizationalstrength and meet operating mission. * Manages various human resources functions including hiring, work assignments, coaching plans, and performance counseling.

• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state

and local standards. * Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

• Knowledge of hospital and department policies and procedures as well as knowledge of regulatory requirementsrelevant to the care

management department. * Ability to compile, analyze and interpret data to include the advanced application in spreadsheet generation and the use of graphics,
database management and word processing software. * Serves as facilitator to physicians and nursing staff on utilization and discharge planning, care coordination, and utilization
management issues. * Demonstrates the knowledge of labor and expense budgets, as well as revenue and census projections/ development.

• Maintains confidentiality of data and information.

Education/Training
Graduate of an approved school of nursing, Master's in Social Work (MSW), Mental Health Counseling (MHC), or Marriage and
Family Therapy (MFT).
Licensure/Certification

• Florida RN license required and maintained current if graduated from an approved school of nursing and BLS/Healthcare Provider certification required.

Experience
Three (3) years of experience in chronic disease management, care management, care coordination, utilization management, or acute clinical care. Preferred to include at least two (2) years in utilization management.

Skills Required