Hospital Case Manager

To coordinate the hospital case management process and facilitate the communication process between all role players by providing accurate and timeous clinical information to minimise the financial risk for the organisation.

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION: Clinical qualification

DESIRED EDUCATION: Registered Nurse / Professional Nurse or qualified Paramedic

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 3 years in a clinical role

DESIRED EXPERIENCE: Experience in Theatre and or ICU; Medical aid background; Experience in private healthcare environment or experience as an ILS/ALS Paramedic

Minimise financial risk by effectively managing patient stay

Ensure compliance to case management procedures, contracts and legal aspects by utilising available resources and systems

Ensure correct and timeous finalisation of cases to facilitate reimbursements from funders of claims

Consistently and timeously communicate with Funders as contractually agreed through the relevant case management channels

Ensure clinical coding standards are adhered to as per Level 3 coding guideline

Lead and manage the people in the Case Management team (if applicable)