Registered Nurse - Inpatient Case Manager
Listed compensation
$35.89-$62.91/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Employment Type: Full time
Shift: Description:
Full-Time Inpatient RN Case Manager - weekday shifts with minimal weekend and holiday requirements.
Care Coordination
The Inpatient RN Care Manager works with the multidisciplinary team including physicians, staff, and payers to ensure patient's progress along the continuum of care in an efficient and cost-effective manner that ensures quality outcomes.
The RN Care Manager acts as a patient advocate and communication link with other departments and community resources. Facilitates multidisciplinary rounds and supports nursing staff in development of individualized, evidence-based, outcomes oriented, and safe practice
Responsible for patient assessment of complex clinical discharge needs and establishment of an appropriate plan of care with multidisciplinary team. Demonstrates critical thinking skills and oversees the care coordination of defined population.
Ensures that patient goals are set with patient/family, negotiates healthcare resources and educates patient/family regarding available options of care throughout the continuum. Demonstrates clinical competence to care for a specific patient population.
Conducts daily multidisciplinary rounds demonstrating ability to identify and address care coordination barriers. Facilitate patient education for safe and effective discharge.
Professional Development
Demonstrates leadership behaviors that enhance and support team functions. Mentors and coaches' staff. Maintains competencies and participates in continuing education for self and development of colleagues and students.
Participates in delivering professional programs/ courses/in-services, internal and/or external, and community events. Seeks opportunities to promote staff education, certification, clinical ladder, and award programs. Maintains national certification, as applicable, and membership in professional organization(s).
Creates opportunities to advocate for the role of the professional nurse as a key member of the interdisciplinary team.
Position Requirements
- Minimum Education: Required: Bachelor's Degree
- Preferred Education: Master's Degree
Minimum Experience
- Required: 3-5 years of previous job-related hospital experience.
- Preferred Experience: 6-10 years of previous job-related hospital and Inpatient Care Management experience
- Preferred Certification: ACMA, CMGT-BC, CCM
- Recent Case Management experience is preferred.
DETAILS: Recent clinical experience in medicine, surgery, critical care, telemetry, or ED is required.
Compensation
Salary Range: $35.89 - $62.91 per hour
Actual compensation will fall within the range but may vary based on factors such as experience, qualifications, education, location, licensure, certification requirements, and comparisons to colleagues in similar roles.
Benefits
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Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Key Responsibilities
Coordinate inpatient care with physicians, nursing staff, payers, and community resources to support safe, efficient, and cost-effective patient outcomes. Assess complex discharge needs, develop care plans, lead multidisciplinary rounds, educate patients and families, and support staff development.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree and 3–5 years of related hospital experience are required; recent clinical experience in medicine, surgery, critical care, telemetry, or the emergency department is also required. A master's degree, 6–10 years of hospital and inpatient care management experience, recent case management experience, and ACMA, CMGT-BC, or CCM certification are preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Case Management — Registered Nurse Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$103k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $103k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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