Director of Case Management - Inpatient Rehab

Job description

Director of Case Management - Inpatient Rehab

Job Description

Experience: Director

Salary: $95,000 - $110,000 per year

Job Details / Responsibilities

Lead daily operations and human-resource management of the Case Management department

Direct utilization review, care coordination, and discharge planning across a 40-bed all-private inpatient rehab hospital

Supervise 2 full-time Case Managers and 2 contract Case Managers; recruit and onboard 2 additional full-time Case Managers

Build a new CM team and drive a positive culture change focused on the discharge-planning experience

Improve patient-experience and discharge scores through process, coaching, and accountability

Ensure assessments are completed independently within each clinician’s scope of practice (RN, SW, OT, PT, ST, Rehabilitation Counseling)

Partner with hospital leadership, therapy, nursing, and physicians on throughput, payer requirements, and safe transitions

Maintain compliance with hospital, state, and payer standards for UR and discharge planning

Provide or oversee first-year preceptor support for the department

Qualifications

Qualified to independently complete an assessment within the scope of practice of the discipline (RN, SW, OT, PT, ST, or Rehabilitation Counseling)

Active license in the hospital’s state if licensure exists for the discipline

RN path (strongly preferred): BSN and active RN license

Non-RN path: bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree preferred; social workers must hold an active social work license and have medical/hospital experience

3 years of hospital-based Case Management experience, including Utilization Review and Discharge Planning

CCM or ACM required, or obtained within the first year

Candidates coming from large health-system models must demonstrate solid discharge-planning experience (IRF-style discharge planning is the priority)

A bit about us

A focused inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Sioux Falls dedicated to coordinated care, stronger discharge outcomes, and a positive culture shift within Case Management. Leadership is covering the DCM role today and is looking for a hands-on director who can build the team and improve the patient discharge experience.

Why join us?

Competitive salary $96,000-110,000 plus participation in the hospital incentive plan

Relocation assistance for candidates moving from more than 100 miles from Sioux Falls

Opportunity to build a new Case Management team (2 full-time Case Managers plus 2 contract Case Managers; actively hiring 2 full-time CMs)

First-year preceptor support

Clear focus on improving discharge planning and patient-experience scores

40-bed hospital, all private rooms, ADC of 40

Interview path: recruiter phone screen, then in-person or Teams meeting with the CEO

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Worksite address

sioux falls, SD, 57102, US

Who can apply

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