RN Care Manager: Care Coordination & Discharge

Nwregionalheart; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Adventist Health White Memorial in Los Angeles seeks an experienced Registered Nurse Case Manager to join our care-team. You will lead care coordination across disciplines and optimize patient outcomes from pre-admission to discharge.

Responsibilities include developing and revising the interdisciplinary care plan, coordinating transfers, monitoring resource utilization, and ensuring regulatory compliance. BSN preferred; RN license required; case management certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN): Preferred
• Experience in a care management role: Preferred
• RN licensure in the state of practice: Required
• Case management certification: Preferred

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Discusses with physicians, the appropriateness of resource utilization, consultations, treatment plan, estimated length of stay, and discharge plan. Focuses on complex patients, frequent ED utilizers, chronic pain patients, substance abuse patients and homeless patients.
• 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 the previous and current admissions.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Care coordination

Team collaboration

Communication

Clinical documentation

Education

BSN preferred

Job description

Adventist Health White Memorial in Los Angeles seeks an experienced Registered Nurse Case Manager to join our care-team. You will lead care coordination across disciplines and optimize patient outcomes from pre-admission to discharge.

Responsibilities include developing and revising the interdisciplinary care plan, coordinating transfers, monitoring resource utilization, and ensuring regulatory compliance. BSN preferred; RN license required; case management certification preferred.