RN Care Manager: Care Coordination & Discharge

Adventist Health; Selma (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 102,000; Part time

Job summary

Adventist Health Selma is seeking an experienced RN to support the case management program within our central California facility. You will coordinate care across disciplines, optimize outcomes, and guide patients from pre-admission through discharge.

The role emphasizes collaboration with physicians and a multidisciplinary team, ensuring an efficient care pathway and compliant documentation. A BSN is preferred and RN licensure is required.

Qualifications

• BSN preferred.
• Experience in a care management role: Preferred.
• Registered Nurse (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, 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 the previous and current admissions.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)

Job description

Adventist Health Selma is seeking an experienced RN to support the case management program within our central California facility. You will coordinate care across disciplines, optimize outcomes, and guide patients from pre-admission through discharge.

The role emphasizes collaboration with physicians and a multidisciplinary team, ensuring an efficient care pathway and compliant documentation. A BSN is preferred and RN licensure is required.