Become part of the Beebe team - an inclusive team positioned in a vibrant, coastal community. Enjoy a fulfilling career as you support the health of our patients and a team focused on excellence.

The Case Management in House Physician Advisor serves as our Acute Care Throughput Champion, specifically focused on reducing excess days, length of stay, and other industry standard Key Performance Indicators. This role will spearhead initiatives to optimize resource utilization, medical necessity while educating colleagues around industry standard of documentation practices while maintaining equality of care.

This position primary focus areas:

• Reduction of excess acute care days beyond expected length of stay
• Elimination of medically unnecessary testing
• Optimization of care progression pathways
• Enhancement of evidence-based clinical decision making

This position will be asssiting in policies, processes, and education around improving Patient Care and Quality metrics including although not limited to length of stay, cost reduction, appropriate coding, and appealing denials as appropriate.  This position will work in a dyad leadership with he Case Management Leadership and will work closely with utilization partners. This position will directly report to Beebe Halthcare's Chief Health Systems Design Officer.  With a matrix relationship to the Physician in Chief, APC in Chief, and Surgeon in Chief.

Maintains accountability for achieving favorable case management outcomes in the following objectives:

• Excess Days Reduction
• Avoidable Testing Management
• Suppoirt the MDT in the efficient progression of patient care

First-Year Objectives

• Achieve 10% reduction in excess days
• Reduce avoidable testing by 10%
• Implement daily excell day management system
• Establish testing appropriateness protocols
• Create physican scorecards
• Demonstrate ROI from iniatives

Impact Measurement -- Month reporting on:

• Excess day trends
• Testing utilization patterns
• Cost savings
• Quality metrics
• Patient satisfaction
• Provider engagement

Board eligibility or Board Certification in a Medical Specialty or Sub-Specialty.

M.D. or D.O. medical degree.

Minimum of 5-7 years in direct patient care.

Active or pending certification in Health Utilization Review

Essential:
* Clear Communication Skills Both Written and Verbal
* Able To Keep Confidential Information Regarding Patients, Team Members
* Able To Withstand Crisis Situations
* Has Skills to Provides Customer Service to Patients, Team Members and Visitors
* Knowledge And Experience with Electronic Health Records

Eligibility for Beebe Medical Staff Privileges

Eligibility for State of Delaware Medical License

Essential:

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)

Active or pending CHCQM or similar certification

Commitment to ongoing learning and education in the Physician Advisor, Utilization Review field.

About Beebe Healthcare

Beebe Healthcare serves the Sussex County community with a medical center located in beautiful, historic Lewes, Delaware, and convenient outpatient locations throughout the county. Founded in 1916 by two physician brothers, Drs. James Beebe and Richard C. Beebe, the medical center in Lewes is a 210-licensed-bed, not-for-profit seaside community hospital. Beebe's specialized service lines include cardiac and vascular, surgical services, oncology, women's health, and orthopaedic services. Beebe offers an array of inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and diagnostic services. Beebe's five satellite campuses offer imaging, physical rehabilitation, and lab services, as well as walk-in care centers. In addition, Beebe offers Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine and Diabetes Management & Medical Nutrition Therapy. With a mission to serve the community, Beebe also offers many free screenings and outreach programs through its Population Health Department; and advanced medical care for those who are recuperating at home through Beebe Home Care Services. Beebe is also training the next generation of nurses through the Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing, located behind the Medical Cente...r in Lewes. Beebe's Medical Staff has grown tremendously since the early 1990s. Employed physicians through Beebe Medical Group and our affiliated physicians on Beebe's Medical Staff now serve patients from Milford to Millville in specialties including cardiac surgery, dermatology, endocrinology, family practice, gastroenterology, general surgery, internal medicine, pediatric neurology, and surgical oncology. Beebe is proud to offer quality care, close to home for the residents and visitors of Sussex County.

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