Care Coordinator RN / Social Worker

CHI Health Saint Elizabeth; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 65,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI Health St. Elizabeth in Lincoln, Nebraska invites an experienced Case Manager to support physicians and the care team in coordinating patient care and discharge planning to improve outcomes and satisfaction while managing costs. The role emphasizes collaboration with RNCC and Social Worker to ensure timely, high-quality care.

The successful candidate will hold an Nebraska RN license, have a nursing degree, and include BLS certification, with 3–5 years clinical experience preferred.

Qualifications

• RN license required for practice in Nebraska.
• Graduate of an accredited Nursing program.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the Care Coordination team and interdisciplinary staff.
• Manage timely post-acute care referrals to support LOS management.
• Communicate with patients, families and teams to progress care.
• Arrange post-acute follow-up and readmission prevention activities.
• Oversee patient notifications, documentation, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Care coordination

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication

Post-acute navigation

Education

RN license (Nebraska)

Nursing degree

BLS certification

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Case Manager, you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

The purpose of the Case Manager position is to support the physician and interdisciplinary team in facilitating patient care, with the underlying objective of enhancing the quality of clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction while managing the cost of care and providing timely and accurate information to payors. The role integrates and coordinates utilization management, care facilitation and discharge planning functions.

• Collaborates with and supports the Care Coordination team, including, but not limited to the RNCC and Social Worker.
• Manage timely post-acute care referrals, to assist with length of stay management and mitigation of denials.
• Communicate and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, patients, and family to facilitate care progression.
• Ensure post-acute follow-up appointments for identified patients to assist with readmission prevention and ensuring continuity of care.
• Deliver required patient notifications and letters, and obtain patient or family signatures on required documentation as needed to meet regulatory compliance.
• Manage transportation referrals as requested.

Job Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Nursing program.

RN License valid in the state of Nebraska
Three to five years clinical experience in clinical practice area to which assigned - Preferred

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association

Where You'll Work

CHI Health St. Elizabeth founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in 1889 is a full-service 260-bed nonprofit regional medical center in Lincoln, Nebraska. St. Elizabeth specializes in the treatment areas of newborn and pediatric care, women's health, burn and wound, cardiology, oncology, emergency medicine, orthopedics, and neuroscience.