Overview

St. Luke's Health System is currently seeking a Post-Acute Care Advisor to join our team in Treasure Valley under the direction of our St. Luke's Health Partners Supervisor for St. Luke's Health Partners! This role offers a variety of flexibility including the ability to work remotely with no on-call or weekend obligations!

Position Summary

The Care Advisor works with physicians and multidisciplinary care team members to assess patient needs and develop a care plan. The Care Advisor uses assessment skills and appropriate risk assessment tools to identify patients with actual or potential health care needs that would require post-acute care coordination. This position collaborates with interdisciplinary teams in establishing mutual goals based on the patient's needs or problems. The Care Advisor evaluates, compares and interprets ambiguous and changing clinical patient data.

WHAT WILL I DO? This position will decrease variability and waste by standardizing rehabilitation and medical care in coordination with hospitals and post-acute care facilities. You will actively manage the engagement of hospital care teams and the care teams in skilled nursing facilities. This is a system-wide role that supports hospital discharge planning and enhances coordination of post-acute care and outcomes in a cost-effective manner. The person needs to have strong interpersonal skills, be very detailed, and have excellent communication skills. Also, must be willing to have fun, work hard, and have a true passion to help solve problems and help others!

Responsibilities

• Works closely with the physician, care team and payers in the management of identified patient populations to reduce the total cost of care and optimize patient outcomes.
• Conducts comprehensive screenings of patients in the hospital and collaborates with care teams to ensure appropriate placement from the acute care setting to the post-acute care setting.
• Evaluates patient insurance resources including, but not limited to Medicare, Medicaid, HMO and commercial insurances and makes post-acute care placement recommendations for appropriate utilization.
• Establishes and maintains a supportive, collegial role with assigned post-acute care facilities and engages in performance improvement activity.
• Collects and tracks data related to target populations.
• Implements interventions based on data and established guidelines.
• Serves as a subject matter expert on the post-acute care continuum of services and the application of cost to all levels of care, length of stay and outcomes.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors' Degree in Nursing or Social Work
• Experience: 6 years relevant work experience, including 2 years' experience in care management or working for a skilled nursing facility, home health or hospice agency, rehabilitation hospital, long-term care hospital (LTCH), or Payer
• Licenses/Certifications: Must have current licensure in one of the following:
  • Registered Nurse in the State of Idaho OR
  • Licensed Master Social Worker

Why St. Luke's

A strong, talented staff is at the heart of St. Luke's Health System. We are the state's largest employer with more than 15,000 employees and a medical staff of more than 1,800 physicians and advanced practice providers. We're proud of our people who deliver skilled, compassionate care every day, and are looking to add dedicated individuals who will continue this same tradition of excellence.

About Boise

Known as the "City of Trees," Boise is Idaho's capital city--both a cultural center and a playground for those who love the outdoors. A vibrant downtown area affords fine dining, theatre, music, and college and semi-professional sports. Downtown Boise's main attractions include the Idaho State Capitol, the classic Egyptian Theatre, the Boise Art Museum, Julia Davis Park and Zoo Boise. The Greenbelt follows the beautiful Boise River corridor for more than 30 miles, and the Boise foothills are home to miles of hiking and biking trails.

Learn more about what the City of Trees has to offer you:

St. Luke's Health System | Boise Convention and Visitors Bureau | Boise Parks and Recreation | Boise Museum Association | Boise Music Festival | Boise Philharmonic | Downtown Boise Restaurants | Boise Valley Economic Partnership | Hyde Park events | Treefort Music Festival | First Thursdays | Alive After Five | Capitol City Public Market | Runs and Triathlons | Shakespeare Festival | Sawtooth National Forest | Visit Idaho.org

*St. Luke's is an equal opportunity employer without regard to race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.