Registered Nurse / Case Management Exp

Job Summary:
Case Management Specialist in California. This position requires a highly experienced professional with expertise in acute hospital case management and discharge planning. The role involves assessing patient needs, coordinating care, and facilitating smooth discharge processes within an acute care setting.

Job Details:

• Schedule: Days shift, 8 hours per day, minimum of 40 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Must have hospital experience, at least 2 years in acute care case management or discharge planning, current California license (pending license accepted but must be licensed upon start date), and at least 2 years of relevant experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with HMOs, IPAs, and familiarity with assessment, care coordination, discharge planning, utilization review, and working with complex patient populations.
• Patient Ratios: 1:25 on days, 1:45 on weekends.
• Weekend Coverage: Rotational weekend shifts required, approximately every other weekend.
• Float: Travelers are expected to float among facilities within the state; refusal to float may lead to assignment termination.
• Additional Information: The position involves working in an acute care environment with a case load of up to 25 patients. Candidates must demonstrate experience with assessment, care coordination, discharge planning, and familiarity with clinical and operational procedures. Expect to perform tasks independently such as arranging DME, SNF, and ambulance transport, and developing treatment plans with multidisciplinary teams. An average of 16 hours of non-billable module training is required, with completion recorded in Workramp transcripts.

Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits

Other

As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.