Case Management RN
Sacramento, California
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

Core Coordinator RN (Case Manager)

Location: Sacramento, California Specialty/Unit: Care Coordination (Case Management) Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Days, 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week (every other weekend, first to float)

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience, including a minimum of 3 years of hospital experience
• Acute-level care coordination experience
• Prior California acute care experience with the health system (candidates without it will not be considered)
• Active BLS certification
• Active California RN license
• Experience with discharge planning and utilization review
• Proficiency in required software programs, including Microsoft Office (software familiarity, not a credential)
• Two supervisor references: one within the past 12 months and one within the past 3 years worked
• Copy of driver's license at submittal; name must match government-issued ID with no middle initial or middle name

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong acute hospital discharge planning background
• Familiarity with placement agencies and Medicare/Medi-Cal guidelines for SNF and lower-level placements
• Experience with strategies for discharging individuals with limited resources

Exclusions

• Not directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by the health system within the past year. PRN candidates employed through outside firms will be considered.

Role Details

• Ratio: 1:20 patient assignment
• Floating: Must cover all adult areas of the hospital. Without women's health experience, the traveler will not cover women's health.
• Shift options: 12-hour shifts are available only for candidates with an ED background who are willing to work nights. No overtime.
• Support: Respiratory therapy and pharmacy available 24/7
• Orientation: 4 days of charting webinars and 2 days with a preceptor
• Scrubs/Dress: Business casual conservative dress, no open-toed shoes, lab coats, minimal to no perfume

Work Expectations

• Fast learner, adaptable, and flexible, able to hit the floor running
• Excellent attendance expected; must take lunches and breaks
• Minimal time-off requests preferred
• Unit serves a very underserved area with heavily socially impacted discharges (e.g., room and board, board and care placements, conservatorship, under- or uninsured patients)