Emergency Department (ED) Nurse Case Manager is responsible for establishing, coordinating, and maintaining the process to increase patient through-put to the most appropriate level of care while facilitating interdisciplinary care across the continuum for the ED. The Nurse Case Manager collaborates with the patient/family, multidisciplinary team, physicians, community resources and payers to ensure the patient's progress and level of care is appropriately determined for the emergency episode of care and for the inpatient encounter to ensure that care is performed and facilitated in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Level of Care Determination: Completes initial medical necessity review on all ED patients with potential for admission, works with physician to identify a