RN - Care Management

TEEMA Solutions Group; Lodi (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Lodi Memorial in California is seeking an Auto Offer RN Care Manager for day shift, 40 hours/week. The role backfills EPIC; must have EPIC and Cerner experience. Provides patient care coordination from pre-admission to post-discharge and liaises with the care team to optimize outcomes.

Requires RN licensure and preferably BSN; case management certification is a plus. Focuses on complex cases and coordination across disciplines to ensure safe, efficient hospitalization.

Qualifications

• BSN preferred for the RN position.
• Experience in care management is preferred.
• RN licensure in state of practice is required.
• Case management certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads coordination of patient care with the care team and monitors timeliness of care.
• Ensures the interdisciplinary care plan aligns with the patient’s clinical course and needs.
• Discusses resource utilization, consultations, and discharge planning with physicians.
• Focuses on complex patients, high ED utilizers, and frequent admissions.
• Collaborates with acute care case managers for ongoing care and transfers.

Skills

Care coordination

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Clinical communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)

Job description

Auto Offer RN Care Manager

Day Shift, 40 hours per week. Backfill for EPIC; must have experience with EPIC and Cerner.

Centered in the heart of San Joaquin County, Lodi Memorial has been one of the area's leading healthcare providers since 1952. We are comprised of a 190-bed hospital, 17 medical offices, home care services, comprehensive cancer care and a vast scope of award‑winning services located throughout Lodi and the surrounding areas. Lodi is known for its small‑town charm, extensive vineyards and delicious local restaurants and bakeries. The allure of Lodi's close‑knight community is complemented by its proximity to major metropolitan cities in the Bay Area and Sacramento, as well as a quick drive to Lake Tahoe or the Northern California coast.

Job Summary

Provides excellent patient care by assisting in the collaboration, development, implementation, revision and reporting of the case management program.

Acts as a liaison between the patient, family, nurse, physicians, multidisciplinary team and patient's healthcare benefactor to optimize outcomes.

Serves as a consultant to the healthcare team on specific patient items.

Coordinates a continuum of care for a defined population of patients from pre‑admission through post discharge.

Assures that patients and families proceed efficiently through the course of hospitalization.

Job Requirements

Education and Work Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN): Preferred

Experience in a care management role: Preferred

Licenses/Certifications: Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required

Case management certification: Preferred

Essential Functions

Leads the coordination of patient care with other disciplines within the care team, monitoring the appropriateness and timeliness of care.

Ensures the interdisciplinary care plan is consistent with the patient's clinical course, continuing care needs and covered services by monitoring diagnostic testing, treatments and procedures, and other aspects of patient care as appropriate for acute care.

Discusses with physicians the appropriateness of resource utilization, consultations, treatment plan, estimated length of stay, and discharge plan.

Focuses on complex patients, frequent emergency department utilizers, chronic pain patients, substance abuse patients and homeless patients.

Collaborates with acute care case managers to ensure appropriateness on ongoing care.

Coordinates the transfer of patients to tertiary centers, including the transfer of patient information required for continuity of ongoing treatment and services.

Provides oversight and collects data required for regulatory and accreditation compliance.

Manages frequent emergency department visitors by conducting a focus study review of previous and current admissions.

Performs other job‑related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements

Our facility is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable.