Registered Nurse (RN) Care Manager - Emergency Room (Full-Time Nights)

Job overview

The Registered Nurse (RN) Care Manager - Emergency Room (Full-Time Nights) is an onsite role based in Pasadena, CA. Compensation is not specified. This position supports the interdisciplinary care team at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital. The role exists to facilitate patient care, enhance clinical outcomes, and manage the cost of care. The RN Care Manager integrates utilization management, care progression, and care transition functions to ensure efficient resource utilization and high-quality patient satisfaction.

What you'll do

• Facilitation of precertification and payor authorization processes.
• Facilitation of the collaborative management of patient care across the continuum.
• Application of process improvement methodologies in evaluating outcomes of care.
• Coordinating communication with physicians.
• Completes a comprehensive assessment to identify opportunities for intervention.
• Completes and documents timely clinical reviews based on assessment of medical necessity.
• Communicates with attending physician regarding appropriateness of patient admissions.
• Assesses readmission risk based on established Hospital criteria.
• Demonstrates an understanding of medical necessity and intensity of service.
• Engages the patient and family/support network in developing the transition plan.
• Collaborates actively with the interdisciplinary team throughout the patient's stay.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

night shift

pasadena ca

rn

care manager

emergency room

hospital

healthcare

nursing

case management

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires California RN license and BLS.

About the employer

Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital is hiring for this role. Industry: Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals. Sector: 62.