DescriptionSummary:The Emergency Department (ED) Care Manager is responsible for establishing, coordinating and maintaining the process to increase patient throughput to the most appropriate level of care while facilitating interdisciplinary care across the continuum for the ED. The Care Manager collaborates with the patient and/or family, multidisciplinary team, physicians, community partners, and payers to ensure the patient's progress and level of care are appropriately determined. The Care Manager has well developed knowledge and skill in patient status in the inpatient and outpatient settings and collaborates with other case managers, social workers, Patient Access, physicians and administrative leadership in the ED to determine the appropr