Travel RN: Acute Care Case Manager

Prodware Solutions; Joshua Tree (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Prodware Solutions LLC in Joshua Tree, California seeks an experienced RN Case Manager for a travel assignment in acute care. You will coordinate patient care, perform utilization reviews, support discharge planning, and ensure cost-effective hospital care during the stay.

The role requires a current RN license, BLS, at least four years in RN case management, and strong communication and organizational skills. This 13-week assignment offers 40 hours per week, days shift, with potential extension.

Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license and BLS from AHA.
• Minimum 4 years of RN Case Management experience.
• Previous experience in an acute-care hospital setting.
• Strong knowledge of utilization review and discharge planning.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and critical-thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage patient care throughout the acute-care hospitalization process.
• Conduct patient assessments and evaluate medical, psychosocial, and discharge needs.
• Develop and implement individualized discharge plans.
• Perform utilization reviews to ensure medical necessity and appropriate resource utilization.
• Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, social workers, and multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Coordinate with insurance companies and third-party payers for authorization and continued-stay reviews.
• Facilitate transitions of care to home health, SNF, rehabilitation centers, and other post-acute settings.
• Monitor patient progress and identify barriers to timely discharge.
• Maintain accurate documentation of case management activities and patient care plans.

Skills

RN Case Management

Acute-care

Utilization review

Discharge planning

Communication

Tools

BLS

Job description

Prodware Solutions LLC in Joshua Tree, California seeks an experienced RN Case Manager for a travel assignment in acute care. You will coordinate patient care, perform utilization reviews, support discharge planning, and ensure cost-effective hospital care during the stay.

The role requires a current RN license, BLS, at least four years in RN case management, and strong communication and organizational skills. This 13-week assignment offers 40 hours per week, days shift, with potential extension.