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Overview Responsible for providing patient case management services to assigned populations. They use a collaborative interdisciplinary approach to anticipate, integrate, and coordinate the patient's care plan, discharge plan, and reentry into the community. The primary goal is to meet patients' needs to optimize clinical and resource outcomes while monitoring the plan's effectiveness. In collaboration with the clinical team, identifies patients who would benefit from case management services. They perform assessments to identify patient needs and barriers, assisting in the development of the care plan. Acting as a patient and family advocate, serves as a communication link between the physician, patient, family, healthcare team, community resources, and payers to reduce redundancy and fragmentation of care. They anticipate potential delays in the healthcare process and proactively work to avoid these delays. Ensures that patients are provided with the most appropriate level of care at discharge while coordinating a smooth transition based on patient choice and availability. Department Description

Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is the leading provider of health services in Wake County. With a mission to improve the health and well-being of our community, we are committed to providing outstanding and compassionate care. For more information, visit  .
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At WakeMed Health & Hospitals, we are guided by a simple – yet powerful mission: to improve the health and well-being of our community by providing outstanding and compassionate care to all.To deliver on this mission, WakeMed employs the “best minds and the biggest hearts” in the business. Our team includes over 8,500 experienced registered nurses, technologists, medical professionals, support staff, and a medical staff of more than 1,200 physicians and advanced practice providers who are dedicated to putting patients first.When it comes to culture and benefits, we recognize that when we take good care of our employees, our employees can take even better care of our patients. We proudly offer competitive salaries that reflect background, experience and special skills. Our benefits programs are designed to give you and your family the support you need for today while planning for a successful tomorrow. We promote diversity in the ... workplace, provide equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants, and we participate in E-verify.We think it’s pretty simple – we care for our employees and our employees care for the community.

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