Description This is a full-time position with a 10.25-hour day shift schedule on variable days of the week, including weekends and holidays. The position typically starts between 7-7:30 am.
Location: Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego - Hillcrest.
Why Scripps? At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered, and your abilities are appreciated:
Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
Becker's Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
We offer transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field and overall career.
Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.
Responsibilities As a Care Manager of Inpatient Case Management, you will be responsible for the daily management and coordination of care for hospital patients with identified immediate skilled post-acute care needs, including coordination with providers, navigators, ancillary, and community resources across the system and care continuum. Specific duties include:
Addressing payer issues impacting care and developing a transition plan from inpatient to post-acute care, including a safe discharge plan.
Ensuring patient and family agreement with the transition plan and its implementation.
Qualifications Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification: BSN highly desired.
Case Management or recent acute care hospital experience.
Case Management certification highly desired.
EPIC experience preferred.
Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills: RN with 2+ years of clinical experience.
1-2 years inpatient acute hospital case management experience OR experience in either acute or non-acute case management.
Required Certification/Registration: Current California RN License.
Current BLS for Healthcare Providers from American Heart Association.
This position is eligible for a $4,000 retention bonus and a $3,000 relocation incentive, contingent on eligibility. To qualify, you must have at least one year of acute inpatient case management experience and meet other eligibility criteria.
The following are not eligible for hiring incentives:
Internal candidates.
Rehires who left Scripps less than 3 years ago.
To remain eligible for your retention incentive, you must:
Remain in your original hired FTE status and shift (if specified in your offer).
Remain in your original department/specialty.
Remain in your original job title.
Transfers to other locations will be reviewed case-by-case and may result in forfeiting remaining incentives unless specifically noted in your offer letter.
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