Case Manager RN - Social Work Services

Registered NurseFull-Time

Listed compensation

$89k-$102k

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Job Description

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Saint Michael's Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Established by the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor in 1867, Saint Michael's Medical Center is a 358-bed regional tertiary-care, teaching, and research center in the heart of Newark's business and educational district and is accredited by The Joint Commission. Combining state-of-the-art technology, the latest diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, leading-edge research, and a network of highly qualified physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals, the hospital provides top-quality health care services delivered with compassionate care.

The first medical institution in New Jersey to perform open-heart surgery, and the first to develop a cardiac catheterization program, Saint Michael's Medical Center is home to the Heart and Vascular Institute, which offers a comprehensive array of innovative cardiac treatments and procedures. Learn more at smmcnj.com.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the quality and resource management of all patients that are admitted to the facility from the point of their admission and across the continuum of the health care management.

Works on behalf of the advocate, promoting cost containment and demonstrates leadership to integrate the health care providers to achieve a perceived seamless delivery of care.

The methodology is designed to facilitate and ensure the achievement of quality, clinical and cost-effective outcomes and to perform a holistic and comprehensive admission and concurrent review of the medical record for the medical necessity, intensity of service and severity of illness.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

Required Qualifications

1. Minimum 5 years' work experience post-graduation of an accredited school of nursing and a current state Registered Nurse license2. At least one year experience in case management, discharge planning or nursing management3. Experience and knowledge in basic to intermediate computer skills. Preferred Qualifications:

4. Five years of acute care nursing experience. preferred5. CCM or obtained within 1year6. Knowledge of Milliman Criteria and InterQual Criteria preferred.7. Current BCLS certificate, preferred

Pay Transparency

Saint Michaels Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs.

Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. Benefits may vary based on employment status, i. e. full-time, part-time, per diem or temporary.

A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $88,836.80 to $102,440.00, on an annualized basis.

The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status: Full Time

Shift: Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nursing managementQuality managementClinical outcomesMedical necessity review

Case Management — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 35 active Nurse Case Manager listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 66% have no call, 77% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$96k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $88k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Nurse Case Manager market look like in New Jersey?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$88k in purchasing powerNew Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Case Management listings in New Jersey24 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All nurse case manager listings in New Jersey98 active5,868 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 20% remote · 66% no call · 77% no weekends35 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS registered nurse listings (all specialties): 9% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 4% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Case Management RN listings1,098 in the last 30 days956 the 30 days before (+15%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. New Jersey figures use all nurse case managers: too few New Jersey Case Management postings state pay.

Top Nurse Case Manager Jobs

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Salary Distribution

19 jobs · 18 employers
7
<$100k
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$100k-120k
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$120k-140k
3
$140k-160k
1
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

15 jobs
401k / retirement match
93% this job
Sign-on bonus
27%
Loan repayment
13%
CME allowance
13%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 3.0
Better work-life than 40% of Nurse Case Manager listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,789 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Saint Michaels Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Newark, N.J.
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid time off
401K retirement plan
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Tuition reimbursement
Voluntary benefit options

Living in Newark

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$450k≈ 5.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,111/mo≈ 29% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
33 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.