Travel RN - Case Management/Utilization Review - Case Management

Job Details

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN Case Manager with strong Epic charting and acute care experience for a hospital position in California.

Acute hospital setting within the Case Management department
Patient population includes adolescents, adults, and geriatrics
Patient ratio of 1:25
Day shift schedule with 4x10 hour shifts from 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM
2 weekend shifts required per 4-week period
Uses Epic charting system
Travelers expected to float within their skill set
May be placed on call up to once per pay period with a 60-minute call back requirement

Active CA RN license required at time of submission
BLS certification required
BSN required
Minimum 2 years of acute care Case Management experience required
Critical care experience required
Strong Epic charting experience required
Recent travel experience required with strong travel history and 0-1 cancellations
Teaching hospital experience preferred
Trauma Level I and II experience preferred
1 professional reference required
Flu vaccine required, with exemptions considered on a case-by-case basis

Responsible for determining appropriateness of hospital admissions and coordinating the interdisciplinary plan of care
Advocates for and facilitates medically appropriate, effective, and efficient use of resources to optimize patient outcomes
Duties include admission criteria review, appeals and denials, care coordination, discharge planning, needs assessment, DME ordering, and prior authorizations
First-time travelers will not be considered for this position
Candidates permanent address must be more than 50 miles from the facility, and local candidates are not accepted
Former employees of the facility must have been separated for 2 or more years to be eligible to return as a traveler
Requested time off should not exceed 7 days and must be submitted with the initial profile
No time off allowed within the first two weeks of the assignment
Travelers must work every other holiday, with preference given for coverage of 2 of the following 3: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve
Only one contract extension is permitted; travelers must then take time off equal to the combined length of the original contract and extension before returning to this facility
Candidates should be flexible with scheduling, as block scheduling is rarely granted
10 hours of required training modules must be completed prior to start and annually