JOB SUMMARY:

Case Managers function as liaisons between patients, their families and internal and external health care personnel to ensure appropriate, efficient and timely health care service. Their focus includes providing clinical documentation to third party payers to facilitate authorization and reimbursement for inpatient hospital stays, coordinating discharge needs and providing information to the Quality department for their follow-up. The Case Manager advocates for the patient and family and collaborates with the health care team to facilitate appropriate movement along the continuum of care from inpatient admission to discharge.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Current California RN license

Three years of experience

One year of pediatric experience

Competent in utilization of computers, various computer programs

Competent keyboarding skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Four years of experience

Utilization review, case management, discharge planning experience

Bilingual English/Spanish

The current salary range for this position is $51.94 to $89.38

A candidate’s placement in the range will be determined based on the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Rady Children’s Hospital is committed to being externally competitive and internally equitable. We demonstrate this commitment by reviewing market data to remain competitive within the nonprofit, healthcare sector. This posting will remain open from the “date posted” until the hiring manager has determined there is a sufficient applicant pool or until the position is filled.

EOE including disability/vet