RN Case Manager: Care Coordination & Discharge Lead

University of California - Los Angeles Health; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health seeks a Nurse Case Manager to assess and coordinate care for diverse patients within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team. You’ll develop individualized care plans using risk stratification tools to ensure safe, high-quality, efficient care and perform utilization review for conserved post-hospital pathways.

The role emphasizes leadership, communication, and experience in hospital case management and discharge planning within a large university health system.

Qualifications

• BSN or MSN required; ASN accepted for current UCLA Health staff.
• CA RN License and BLS certification.
• Minimum of three years of acute hospital experience.
• Strong leadership abilities and organizational skills.
• Experience in case management, utilization management, and discharge planning.
• Knowledge of large university teaching hospitals.

Responsibilities

• Assess and coordinate care for a diverse patient population.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary health care team and patients/families to ensure safe coordination of care.
• Develop and implement individualized care plans using evidence-based tools for risk stratification.
• Perform utilization review while ensuring delivery of concurrent and post-hospital care.
• Drive performance improvement initiatives within the care coordination program.

Skills

Case management

Utilization management

Discharge planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication

Education

BSN or MSN (ASN accepted for UCLA staff)

Job description

UCLA Health seeks a Nurse Case Manager to assess and coordinate care for diverse patients within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team. You’ll develop individualized care plans using risk stratification tools to ensure safe, high-quality, efficient care and perform utilization review for conserved post-hospital pathways.

The role emphasizes leadership, communication, and experience in hospital case management and discharge planning within a large university health system.