Inpatient Care Manager

01 Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers; New Lenox (IL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision plans

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Tuition Reimbursement

PTO and Sick time

401(k) match

Wellness program

Job summary

Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, IL is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for Case Management within Continuum of Care. You will monitor patient progression, coordinate care across disciplines, and initiate timely referrals to ensure safe, efficient hospital-to-home transitions.

Responsibilities include reviewing documentation, guiding discharge planning, and educating staff on regulatory requirements. Strong collaboration and privacy protections are essential in this role.

Qualifications

• Licensed RN in Illinois is required.
• BSN is preferred for this role.
• 2–5 years of case management experience is preferred.
• Current CPR certification is required.
• Hospital case management experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitors and coordinates care and hospitalization needs.
• Initiates referrals and collaboration with patients, families and care teams.
• Reviews clinical documentation for timely care transitions.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to ensure smooth progression of care.
• Expedites care delivery and removes barriers for next site of care transitions.
• Provides education and acts as expert resource on discharge planning and regulatory requirements.
• Delivers CMS regulatory notices within required timeframes.
• Maintains privacy and confidentiality per standards of conduct.

Skills

Case Management

Care Coordination

Discharge Planning

Regulatory Knowledge

CPR Certification

Education

Illinois RN License

BSN preferred

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Silver Cross Hospital is an extraordinary place to work. We’re known for our culture of excellence and delivery of unrivaled experiences for our patients, their families, the communities we serve…and for each other. Come join us! It’s the way you want to be treated.

Position Summary

Monitors, coordinates and evaluates the care and appropriateness of hospitalization; initiates referrals. Participates in development, implementation and analysis of care delivery standards and outcome measures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Completes Continuity of Care assessments and establishes appropriate plans by initiation of timely interventions through collaboration with patients, families and multidisciplinary care team respecting choice of patient
• Concurrently reviews clinical documentation in medical record to assure timely progression of care transitions
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary team and informs them of variance from established care pathways to ensure timely and appropriate progression of care and eliminates barriers for next site of care transitions
• Assists in expediting care delivery to avoid delays in timely service provision
• Provides feedback to medical staff and conduct education as expert resource regarding care coordination, discharge planning needs and regulatory requirements
• Delivers CMS regulatory notices within CMS established timeframes
• Promotes a clean and safe environment of care, utilizing the SAFE error prevention habits
• Provides the highest standard of privacy and confidentiality in matters involving patients, coworkers, and the hospital by abiding by the Standards of Conduct

Required Qualifications

Education and Training: Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Illinois. BSN preferred. 2-5 years previous Case Management experience preferred. Current CPR Relevant hospital nursing; hospital case management; insurance case management experience preferred.

Work Shift Details

Days, Monday thru Friday, with alternating weekends

Department

CONTINUUM OF CARE

Benefits for You

At Silver Cross Hospital, we care about your health and well-being and that is why we work hard to provide quality and affordable benefit options for you and your eligible family members. Silver Cross Hospital and Silver Cross Medical Groups offer a comprehensive benefit package available for Full-time and Part-time employees which includes:

• Medical, Dental and Vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Other voluntary benefit plans
• PTO and Sick time
• 401(k) plan with a match
• Wellness program
• Tuition Reimbursement

Registry employees who meet eligibility may participate in our 401(k) Savings plan with a potential match. However, registry employees are ineligible for Health and Welfare benefits.

The expected pay for this position is listed below: $34.73 - $45.15 The final pay rate offered may be more than the posted range based on several factors including but not limited to: licensure, certifications, work experience, education, knowledge, demonstrated abilities, internal equity, market data, and more.

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