RN Case Manager - Emergency Department (SMH)

UCLA Health; Santa Monica (CA); Presencial; USD 196.997.000 - 254.856.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

UCLA Health is seeking an experienced Advanced Practice Nurse to assess and coordinate care for diverse patient populations in a high-volume hospital system. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective care across the care continuum.

The role emphasizes utilization review, discharge planning, and driving performance improvement while contributing to UCLA Health’s renowned academic medical environment.

Formación

• Current California RN license and BLS certification.
• Minimum of three years of acute hospital experience.
• Experience in case management, utilization management and discharge planning.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with interdisciplinary teams in a high-volume hospital setting.

Responsabilidades

• Assess and coordinate care for a diverse patient population.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary health care teams to ensure safe, high-quality care.
• Develop and implement individualized care plans using evidence-based tools.
• Perform utilization review and oversee post-hospital care.
• Drive performance improvement initiatives.

Conocimientos

CA RN License

BLS Certification

Leadership

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Communication

Educación

BSN or MSN (ASN accepted)

Descripción del empleo

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Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA

Work Schedule

3-day 12-hour night shifts; will include weekdays, weekends, swing shift, and holidays

Posted Date

10/13/2026

Salary Range: $68.81 - 88.99 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

indefinite

Job #

33526

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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There’s nothing more exciting and rewarding than being able to make a significant, positive difference in someone’s life. At UCLA Health, you’ll experience this joy every day while also enjoying the positive, supportive, and collaborative environment that makes ours one of the most loved workplaces. Join us and find out for yourself.

Using your advanced practice nursing skills, you will be responsible for assessing and coordinating care for a diverse group of patients. You will collaborate and consult with a multi-disciplinary health care team as well as with patients and their families to ensure safe and effective coordination of care. This involves developing and implementing individualized care plans utilizing evidence-based tools for risk stratification to ensure delivery of safe, high quality, efficient, and cost-effective care. You will also perform utilization review while assuring the delivery of concurrent and post-hospital care. We’re also looking to you to help drive performance improvement efforts.

At UCLA Health, our passion for delivering the highest quality patient care has enabled us to become a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and more than 270 community clinics throughout Southern California. We’re also home to the world-class medical research and clinical education capabilities of the David Geffen School of Medicine. If you’re looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, come to UCLA Health.

Salary Range: $ 68.81 - $88.99 Hourly

Job Qualifications

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We’re seeking a self-directed, creative problem solver with a:

• BSN or MSN (ASN accepted for current UCLA Health Nursing staff)
• CA RN License and BLS certification
• Recent experience in case management, utilization management and discharge planning
• Minimum of three years of acute hospital experience; or the equivalent of education and experience
• Strong leadership abilities
• Systems planning and patient care management experience in a high-volume work environment
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational and analytical skills
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams
• Knowledge of a large university teaching hospitals

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.