RN Case Manager - General Medicine

University of California - Los Angeles Health; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health is seeking a dedicated Nurse Case Manager to assess and coordinate care for diverse patient populations within a large university hospital system.

You will work with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans, conduct utilization reviews, and drive performance improvement in a high-volume setting.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Assess and coordinate care for a diverse group of patients.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary health care team and families to ensure safe, high-quality care.
• Develop and implement individualized care plans utilizing evidence-based tools for risk stratification.
• Perform utilization review and contribute to performance improvement initiatives.

Skills

Case management

Utilization management

Discharge planning

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Education

BSN or MSN (ASN accepted for current UCLA Health Nursing staff)

Job description

Description

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

Qualifications

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

Experience in an academic hospital and experience with inpatient general medicine preferred.