RN Case Manager (PRN) – Discharge & Care Coordination

Advocate Health; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Case Manager PRN to help patients transition safely through hospital stays at Lakeland and Burlington. You will assess needs, coordinate services, plan discharges, and support utilization management with the care team.

Responsibilities include comprehensive assessments, care planning, discharge coordination, and facilitating smooth transfers across units. You will collaborate with social work, physicians, and care managers to ensure compliant,

Qualifications

• License/Registration/Certification: Registered Nurse License issued by the state in which the Team Member practices.
• Level of Education: preferred Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Years of Experience: 2 years of clinical nursing experience

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments and create timely care plans & interventions
• Collaborate and negotiate with patients/families and the multidisciplinary team to meet goals and preferences
• Provide continuity of care and discharge planning aligned with regulatory standards
• Coordinate smooth transfers and handoffs across units and settings
• Deliver case management services (healthcare access, finances, housing, family dynamics, illness adjustment) using community resources
• Initiate internal/external referrals; document discharge planning and UM activities accurately and on time
• Perform concurrent/retrospective reviews using approved criteria
• Partner closely with Social Work and support staff to implement safe, effective plans of care
• Identify and remove barriers to discharge; expedite care delivery and report care coordination/UM outcomes
• Collaborate with managers, physicians, medical directors, and physician advisors on status, progression of care, and regulatory compliance
• Complete UM activities (payer updates, data collection, denials coordination, avoidable delay management); deliver CMS notices within required timeframes
• Build relationships with community agencies; collaborate with Ambulatory Care Management/Continuing Health
• Educate staff on admission status, acute care criteria, UM, care coordination, discharge planning, and regulatory requirements
• Provide age-appropriate care per departmental standards

Skills

RN License

Bachelor's degree preferred

Clinical nursing experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Job description

Advocate Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Case Manager PRN to help patients transition safely through hospital stays at Lakeland and Burlington. You will assess needs, coordinate services, plan discharges, and support utilization management with the care team.

Responsibilities include comprehensive assessments, care planning, discharge coordination, and facilitating smooth transfers across units. You will collaborate with social work, physicians, and care managers to ensure compliant,