Acute Care RN Manager (Hospital)

Trinity Health; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Health in Fort Lauderdale, FL is seeking a Full-Time On Site RN Care Manager to coordinate and manage patient care across hospital and post-acute settings. You will ensure handover, reduce fragmentation, and work with interprofessional teams to optimize outcomes.

The role requires a nursing degree, Florida RN license, and 3+ years of patient care or case management. You will analyze clinical status, support care transitions, and educate staff on utilization and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing; 3+ years clinical or case management experience preferred.
• Active Florida RN license.
• BLS required; ACLS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participates in performance projects and specialty initiatives as assigned.
• Ensures appropriate clinical documentation to support level of care and analyzes patient status for potential gaps.
• Serves as a consultant and educator with medical staff on status, payer requirements, and utilization of resources.
• Coordinates level of care and ensures smooth transitions across hospital care and post-acute settings.
• Identifies and removes barriers to progress of care and leads care-appropriate admission decisions.

Skills

Independent clinical judgement

Care coordination

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Shift: 5- 8 hours shifts: Monday-Friday
Employment Type
Full time
Shift
Description:
Full Time On Site RN Care Manager
Shift: 5- 8 hours shifts: Monday-Friday
Purpose: The goal of the Acute Care Manager is to coordinate and manage care to assist patients in meeting their multiple needs, ensure handover and continuity of services, and to decrease fragmentation of care and services. Works collaboratively with members of the interprofessional acute care, ambulatory and post-acute care management teams to improve communication across the continuum of care.
What You Will Do

• Participates in Performance Projects (A3) to be determined by Manager/Director.
• Ensures appropriate clinical documentation to support level of care. Analyzes the patient's current clinical status, treatment plan and past medical history to identify potential gaps on physician documentation. Identifies the principal diagnosis and all secondary conditions, co-morbidities, complications and procedures that have been documented in the medical record.
• Serves as a consultant and educator with medical staff regarding status, placement, payer requirements, and utilization of resources.
• Assures appropriate sequencing of care/interventions for optimal results and smooth transition along hospital care and continuum.
• Proactively identifies and removes barriers that impede the progress of care. Coordinates level of care appropriateness with admission status determination.
• Assures clear admission order. Meets and acts on cases not meeting admission criteria. Anticipates principal diagnosis and procedures.
• Maintains current knowledge of basic health care economics, trends and reimbursements methodologies and applies knowledge to daily practice. Recognizes situations that require immediately intervention/ Continues to develop professionally and apply knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to each patient.
  

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor's Degree in nursing is preferred with a minimum of 3 years clinical experience.
• Experience: 3-5 years of direct patient care or case management experience in a similar size, similar scope hospital preferred.
• Special Training/Skills: Acting independently, must demonstrate an ability to analyze clinical, financial, and social situations, identifying problems and alternative courses of actions, and directing the healthcare team, with a sense of urgency and a drive
  

Licensure

• Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Florida.
• BLS Required; ACLS Preferred
  

Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.