Registered Nurse (RN) Care Manager Emergency Room

Aurora Health Care; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI seeks an experienced Registered Nurse Care Manager to lead inpatient coordination from admission through discharge. This role partners with patients, families and the care team to assess needs, arrange services, and ensure safe transitions.

You’ll conduct assessments, develop care plans, and navigate regulatory requirements to support high-quality outcomes. If you are a nurse with strong collaboration, case management and discharge planning

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse license valid in the state of practice.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
• Minimum 2 years of clinical nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments and create care plans.
• Collaborate with patients, families and the multidisciplinary team to meet goals.
• Provide continuity of care and discharge planning aligned with regulatory standards.
• Coordinate smooth transfers and handoffs across units and settings.
• Deliver case management services using community resources.
• Initiate internal/external referrals; document discharge planning and UM activities on time.
• Complete UM activities and CMS notices within required timeframes.
• Educate staff on admission status, UM, discharge planning, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Care coordination

Discharge planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Case management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) – RN Care Manager inpatient St Lukes

• weekend program

Where You Will Work

Milwaukee, WI, United States

Centrally located in the south side of Milwaukee

Help patients transition safely through their hospital stay. Partner with patients, families, and the care team to assess needs, coordinate services, plan discharges, and support utilization management.

We’re Looking For

License/Registration/Certification: Registered Nurse License issued by the state in which the Team Member practices.

Level of Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Years of Experience: 2 years of clinical nursing experience

What You’ll Do

• Conduct comprehensive assessments and create timely care plans & interventions
• Collaborate and negotiate with patients/families and the multidisciplinary team to meet goals and preferences
• Provide continuity of care and discharge planning aligned with regulatory standards
• Coordinate smooth transfers and handoffs across units and settings
• Deliver case management services (healthcare access, finances, housing, family dynamics, illness adjustment) using community resources
• Initiate internal/external referrals; document discharge planning and UM activities accurately and on time
• Perform concurrent/retrospective reviews using approved criteria
• Partner closely with Social Work and support staff to implement safe, effective plans of care
• Identify and remove barriers to discharge; expedite care delivery and report care coordination/UM outcomes
• Collaborate with managers, physicians, medical directors, and physician advisors on status, progression of care, and regulatory compliance
• Complete UM activities (payer updates, data collection, denials coordination, avoidable delay management); deliver CMS notices within required timeframes
• Build relationships with community agencies; collaborate with Ambulatory Care Management/Continuing Health
• Educate staff on admission status, acute care criteria, UM, care coordination, discharge planning, and regulatory requirements
• Provide age-appropriate care per departmental standards

About This Location:

Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center is a 938-bed, quaternary acute care

community hospital that provides advanced health care expertise.

The organization offers leading edge oncology, cardiovascular and

neurology therapies for primarily adult patients. Nursing professional

governance is a particular organizational strength, with over 40 years

of experience in clinical nurse shared decision making. Aurora St.

Luke’s has been recognized for Nursing Excellence by the American

Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition Program® since

2001, most recently celebrating our 6th consecutive designation in

February 2024.

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At Advocate Health, being a nurse means more than delivering exceptional clinical care—it means leading with purpose, compassion, and boldness. As part of our One Advocate Nurse community, you’ll join a unified team committed to lifting others up, embracing innovation, and creating inclusive spaces where everyone can thrive. You’ll be empowered to think boldly, collaborate with humility, and drive change through fearless curiosity. Whether you're at the bedside, in the community, or advancing care through research and education, you’ll help shape the future of health—because here, we’re redefining care for you, for us, for all.

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