Care Manager-RN

HSHS St. John's Hospital; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Education Assistance

Adoption Assistance

Retirement benefits

Wellness program

Job summary

Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) seeks an RN Care Manager for the NICU team at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL. You will collaborate with families, social workers, physicians, and payers to ensure efficient care progression and safe transitions.

The role emphasizes discharge planning, care coordination, and continuous evaluation of patient needs while maintaining regulatory compliance and high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• RN license in state of practice is required.
• Associates or diploma in nursing required; bachelor’s preferred.
• 2 years of clinical experience required; case management experience preferred.
• BLS certification required within 60 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with patient/family, social workers, physicians, and the payer to coordinate care.
• Coordinate discharge planning to improve patient flow and length of stay.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care needs for NICU patients.
• Monitor cost-effective care and ensure regulatory compliance and patient safety.

Skills

Care coordination

Discharge planning

Patient advocacy

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Clinical assessment

Education

Associate degree or Nursing Diploma

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Pay Range:$35.92 - $53.88A successful candidate's actual pay rate will be based on several factors including relevant experience, skills, training, certifications and education.Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) is seeking a Care Manager-RN to join our NICU team. In collaboration with the patient/family, social workers, physicians, interdisciplinary team, and payer representative, the Care Manager-RN ensures patient progression through the continuum of care in an efficient and cost effective manner. Identifies, initiates and manages optimal care coordination and discharge planning to develop patient flow/throughput to enhance continuity of care, smooth and safe transitions, patient satisfaction, patient safety and length of stay management. Provides support and expertise through comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation and overall evaluation of individual patient needs. Monitors the provision of cost effective care to ensure care is given in the most clinically appropriate setting. Facilitates compliance with regulatory requirements and organizational performance standards, including demonstration of core competencies.Position Specifics:o Department: Care Managemento Core Function: Nursingo Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours/week, weekend rotationo Facility: St. John's Hospitalo Location: Springfield, ILo Compensation that aligns with your experienceEducation QualificationsAssociate’s Degree or Diploma in Nursing is required.Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is preferred.Experience Qualifications2 years of clinical experience is required.Prior case management experience is preferred.Quality/Process Improvement experience is preferred.Certifications, Licenses and RegistrationsLicense as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of practice is required. Wisconsin: RNs may practice with a valid multi-state RN license as outlined in the Nurse Licensure Compact rules.Case Management certification (ACM, CCM, RN-BC) is preferred.Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) is required within 60 days of hire.Job DescriptionScheduled Weekly Hours:40Throughout communities in Illinois and Wisconsin, 13 hospitals, numerous community-based health centers and clinics, our 13,000+ colleagues have built a culture based on our solid core values of respect, care, competence, and joy. These are the ideals we believe in, work by, and live each day.Built upon more than 145 years of service to the communities we serve, we now look to the future and our place in it as a health care system that strives to continually improve processes, procedures, and outcomes with the latest and most advanced technologies and treatments.Regardless of how far our passion for excellence carries us, our focus will always remain on the most important person in our entire organization: The patient.Benefits: HSHS provides a benefits package designed to support the overall well-being of our colleagues including their physical, emotional, financial, spiritual, and work health. Colleagues budgeted to work at least 32 hours per pay period are eligible for HSHS benefits.Comprehensive and affordable health coverage includes medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time colleagues.Paid Time Off (PTO) combines vacation, sick, and personal days into one balance to allow you the flexibility to use your time off as you need.Retirement benefits including HSHScontributions.Education Assistance benefits include up to $5,250 of educational assistance each calendar year and tuition discounts to select colleges with no waiting period.Adoption Assistance provides financial support up to $7,500 for colleagues growing their families through adoption to reimburse application and legal fees, transportation, and more!Other benefits include: Wellness program with incentives, employer-paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, ID theft coverage, colleague rewards and recognition program, discount program, and more!BenefitsHSHS and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).HSHS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.Notice Regarding Potential Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Hiring ProcessHospital Sisters may use automated tools, including artificial intelligence or machine-learning technologies, to assist with certain administrative aspects of the recruitment process. These tools may help our recruiting team organize applications, search for resumes, identify qualifications reflected in application materials, and facilitate communications or scheduling with applicants.Information used by these tools may include materials you provide during the application process, such as your resume, work history, education, qualifications, and responses to application questions.These tools are used only to support our recruiting process. Hiring decisions are made by HSHS personnel, and automated tools do not make employment decisions on behalf of HSHS.Applicants who have questions about this notice or who require a reasonable accommodation or alternative evaluation method may contact HSHS Human Resources at [e-mail]