Registered Nurse - Care Coordinator - 8 Hour Days

CEDARS-SINAI; California (MO); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Case Manager Care Coordinator to oversee patient care from admission to discharge. The role involves clinical assessment, care planning, and coordinating services to ensure safe transitions and appropriate level of care.

The position requires nursing licensure, acute care experience, and ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to meet clinical, psychosocial, and financial needs.

Qualifications

• RN licensure required upon hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required upon hire
• Certified Case Manager (CM) certification preferred (2+ years)

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care plans from admission to discharge with the health care team.
• Assess, plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate patient services to ensure safe transitions.
• Support transitions to the next appropriate level of care and coordinate utilization of resources.

Skills

Care coordination

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient advocacy

Utilization review

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Associate Degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Description

The Case Manager Care Coordinator coordinates the care and service of patient populations from admission through discharge. The Care Coordinator clinically assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates options and services to meet an individual's health needs to facilitate a safe and timely discharge to the next appropriate level of care. The Care Coordinator works collaboratively with inter-disciplinary teams to build a comprehensive case management plan through effective care coordination and utilization of healthcare resources in order to achieve desired clinical and financial goals. The Care Coordinator's key responsibilities are to partner with the healthcare team to ensure all aspects of the patient's needs, clinical, psycho social and financial are adequately addressed in the transition of care plan and to manage the patient's timely progression of care and safe transition to the next most appropriate level of care.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree Nursing - preferred
• Assoc. Degree/College Diploma Nursing - minimum

Experience

• 2 years In acute care nursing - Medical Surgical/Tele/ICU/LTACH or 1 year in acute care nursing (Medical Surgical/Tele/ICU) with 2 or more year of care management experience (UM or DC Planning). - minimum

Licenses and Certifications

• RN State License - Upon Hire minimum Acute nursing experience
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - Upon Hire minimum BLS Required
• Certified Case Manager - 2 years preferred Experience and certification in case management preferred