RN Care Manager, Inpatient (Part Time, Days)

Kaiser Permanente; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Oregon is seeking an Inpatient Care Manager RN to coordinate post-discharge plans, assure appropriate levels of care, and support safe transitions from hospital to home. This role emphasizes evidence-based planning, collaboration with physicians and care teams, and ensuring efficient utilization of resources.

Ideal candidates have strong documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills, with a focus on patient advocacy and high-quality care across acute, post-acute,

Qualifications

• Must hold an Oregon RN license by date of hire.
• Experience in discharge planning and care coordination is preferred.
• Familiarity with regulatory standards and case management principles.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates post-discharge care to ensure timely and safe hospital-to-home transitions.
• Performs thorough, age-appropriate patient assessments and documents care needs.
• Develops and communicates care plans with patients, families, and care teams.
• Leads interprofessional conferences to resolve barriers to safe transfers.
• Ensures ongoing contact with care services across settings.
• Adheres to regulatory and Kaiser Permanente care standards.

Skills

RN experience

Communication

Documentation

Teamwork

Time management

Cultural competence

Education

RN program

High School Diploma / GED

Job description

Job Summary:

Inpatient Care Managers are Registered Nurses who independently assure patients are admitted to the correct level of care for accurate billing and reimbursement, provide quality, cost effective clinical coordination/care management in acute care and emergency care settings, manage patients with routine and complex transition planning needs by: independently assessing needs, developing and implementing plans of care for transitions across care settings. Inpatient Care Manager also serve as expert consultants and educators for physicians and other health care team members for discharge and transitional care, coordination of internal and community resources, and support the evaluation and improvement of systems of care to support the optimal utilization of health care resources, while maintaining quality of patient care. The Inpatient Care Manager assumes primary accountability for anticipating, assessing, developing, implementing, documenting, advising, and communicating a safe transition plan of care for patients with complex care needs.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Coordinates post-discharge patient care needs to assure the timely and effective discharge of routine and complex patients from the hospital setting.
  
• Independently and proactively completes and documents patient assessments which are thorough, timely, age appropriate, and reflect psychosocial support systems, care needs, health plan benefits, level of care determinations for hospitalized patients.
  
• Coordinates and communicates with patients, families, and the health care team to develop mutually agreeable plans of care that optimize the use of resources to support the particular needs of individual patients.
  
• Facilitates resolution of issues which present barriers to safe transfers through the use of patient/team care conferences to assure the efficient transition to a lower level of care and to assure the patient/family receives the right care at the right time so that quality and utilization of resources are simultaneously enhanced.
  
• Ensures systematic and ongoing contact with interdisciplinary staff and continuing care services to assure the safe transition of patients across care settings.
  
• In collaboration with the interdisciplinary health care team, ensures regulatory and compliance standards are met.
  
• Perform duties as requested.
  

Basic Qualifications: Experience

• Minimum of two years combine RN experience in the following areas:
• Med/Surg (hospital acute care)
• ICU (hospital acute care)
• Emergency Department
• Home Health
• Skilled Nursing Facilities
• Hospice
• Long Term Acute Care
• Inpatient Rehab
• Utilization Management

Education

• Successful completion of an RN program by date of hire.
• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

• Registered Nurse License (Oregon) required at hire
  

• Basic Life Support within 3 months of hire
  

Additional Requirements:

• Demonstrated ability to interrelate with physicians, nurses, support staff, and patients in interdisciplinary approach.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and work as a constant patient advocate.
• Basic physical, psychosocial, functional assessment skills.
• Familiar with care processes related to discharge and transitional facilities and services.
• Familiar with care processes related to discharge and transitional facilities and services.
• Thorough knowledge of principles of teaching and delegation, assessment skills and care planning and appropriate utilization of acute hospital, long-term care and home care resources.
• Able to develop concise and thorough documentation of patient clinical assessment and care needs.
• Highly effective problem solving, written and verbal communication, customer service, organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to provide culturally competent care.
• Ability to navigate conflict in high pressure situations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified in Case Management.
• Knowledge of appropriate utilization of acute hospital and Kaiser Permanente internal resources.
• Knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid regulations related to eligibility requirements: hospital, nursing facilities, home
• health, hospice, and Durable Medical Equipment (DME).
• Knowledge of utilization management principles and tools.
• Demonstrated clinical judgment and customer-focused service skills.
• Knowledge of principles of patient teaching, disease prevention measures, and physical assessment as it relates to the
• needs of patient and the next level of care.
• BSN or bachelors degree and MSN

Notes:

• Sun-Sat variable including holidays and weekends