About the position
Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center - Opening in 2025! When open in early 2025, Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health will be the first new full-service hospital in Washington, DC in more than 20 years! This teaching hospital will integrate clinical care with existing providers, The George Washington University Hospital, and the Urgent Care Center in Ward 8. This clinical integration will establish a robust system of care for all District residents, but more importantly, it will ensure residents of Wards 7 and 8 have access to high quality care in their community. This full-service hospital will include 136 beds (with the ability to expand to 184 beds), a verified trauma center, adult and pediatric emergency departments, maternal health and delivery, an ambulatory pavilion for physician offices, clinics, a community space, a 500-car garage and a helipad for emergency transports.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the patient's plan of care from admission to post-discharge.
- Utilizes clinical knowledge, critical thinking skills, and the principles of case management to coordinate and implement a discharge plan that meets the patient's needs.
- Ensures a seamless, effective and efficient transition of care across the continuum.
- Coordinates, negotiates, manages and implements the care of complex patients to facilitate achievement of quality and cost-effective patient outcomes.
- Works collaboratively with interdisciplinary staff internal and external to the organization.
- Participates in quality improvement and evaluation processes related to the management of care.
- Responsible for the overall delivery and quality of patient care provided in the designated area(s) of responsibility.
- Assists with developing and implementing performance initiatives, ensuring optimal patient safety outcomes, and customer satisfaction.
- Manages daily work activities, ensuring quality, productivity and efficiency while assisting in accomplishing strategic and operational objectives.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse, BSN required, MSN preferred.
- Current licensure in the District of Columbia required.
- Two to three years of recent clinical acute care experience required.
- Previous Case Management experience preferred.
- Case Management Certification preferred.
Nice-to-haves
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to adapt to multiple changing priorities.
- Ability to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to the patient values in clinical decision making.
Benefits
- Challenging and rewarding work environment.
- Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off.
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans.
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan.
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program.
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries.
