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Salinas, California

Case Manager, RN

Registered NurseNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$73.62-$89.49/hr

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Job Description

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Department: Case Management

Under the direction of the Director and or the Manager of Case Management performs Utilization Review and Discharge Planning for assigned patients. Analyzes medical record for medical necessity, level of care and appropriate utilization of hospital services. Provides assistance to patients and their family in planning discharge and after care of patients. Assesses needs, identifies resources to support discharge requirements and develops formal discharge plans.

  • Uses knowledge and skills to ensure a high degree of continuity of care.
  • Refers all cases, which fail to meet utilization screening criteria to physician reviewers.
  • Determines and monitors appropriate length of stay.
  • In collaboration with hospital personnel, manages care delivery.
  • Screens all patients for potential discharge needs.
  • Initiates discharge planning and facilitates discharge teaching.
  • Identifies resources for follow-up care and evaluate effectiveness of discharge planning.

NICU Specific Specifications

Participates in direct patient care by ensuring appropriate discharge information for each NICU infant.

Ensure that each infant discharged from the NICU have a follow-up by a primary care physician and provide when appropriate follow-up care in a specialized program for the High Risk Infant. Determine if infant meets high risk for follow-up criteria and advise parent/guardian of process. Make appointments at specialty clinics for infant.

Identify discharge needs at admission and arrange for any durable medical equipment the physician has ordered.

Ensure that each infant discharged has the opportunity to be seen by a Home Health Agency Nurse following discharge.

Referral to CCS when infant meets qualifying criteria. Instruct parent/guardian on CCS referral process.

Under direction of the Director of Case Management, develops and implements discharge planning standards of care for the neonatal unit.

Pursues new knowledge in neonatal discharge planning by reviewing and evaluating current literature, attending and/or presenting at conferences in order to maintain a high level of expertise.

Pediatric Specific Duties

  • Participates in direct patient care by ensuring appropriate discharge information for each pediatric patient.
  • Ensures communication with appropriate primary care physician and community agencies as well as when appropriate with.
  • CCS programs; identification and appropriate referrals

CCS Special Care Centers

Regional Centers whose care includes the needs of the infant, child or adolescent post acute hospital discharge.

Ensures provision of a written discharge information that is culturally and linguistically appropriate be given to the parent, legal guardian, and or primary care giver at time of discharge and shall include but not be limited to:

Diagnosis

Medications

  • Follow-up appointments with primary physicians and community agencies as listed above.
  • Instructions on medical treatments to be administered at home.
  • Copies of the above written discharge instructions to be given to the primary physician.

Ensures the provision of teaching the parent, legal guardian or primary caregiver the medical needs of the infant, child or adolescent including the use of necessary technology to support post discharge care.

Coordinates the appropriate multidisciplinary infant, pediatric and/or adolescent healthcare team members in discharge planning conferences.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Education: Associates of Science in nursing (ASN) required, BSN preferred.

Licensure

Current California RN license. Current BLS/Healthcare Provider status as per American Heart Association standards. *See unit specific certification requirements below.

Experience

Three (3) years acute medical surgical nursing and at least one (1) year of utilization review, case management, or discharge planning experience in an acute care hospital required unless posting specifies as a training position.

Pay Range

The hourly rate for this position is $73.62- $89.49. The range displayed on this job posting reflects the target for new hire salaries for this position.

Case Manager Requisition Justification – Replacement Position

This requisition is to replace Rose Kelley who retired in September 2026.

Filling this requisition is necessary to maintain the current Case Management staffing complement and ensure continued coverage for patient care coordination, utilization management, discharge planning, and regulatory requirements.

This is a replacement position and will not increase the overall number of Case Management employees or FTEs. The position is needed to backfill the vacancy created by the retirement of Rose Kelley and to maintain existing operational capacity.

Under the direction of the Director and or the Manager of Case Management performs Utilization Review and Discharge Planning for assigned patients. Analyzes medical record for medical necessity, level of care and appropriate utilization of hospital services. Provides assistance to patients and their family in planning discharge and after care of patients. Assesses needs, identifies resources to support discharge requirements and develops formal discharge plans.

  • Uses knowledge and skills to ensure a high degree of continuity of care.
  • Refers all cases, which fail to meet utilization screening criteria to physician reviewers.
  • Determines and monitors appropriate length of stay.
  • In collaboration with hospital personnel, manages care delivery.
  • Screens all patients for potential discharge needs.
  • Initiates discharge planning and facilitates discharge teaching.
  • Identifies resources for follow-up care and evaluate effectiveness of discharge planning.

NICU Specific Specifications

Participates in direct patient care by ensuring appropriate discharge information for each NICU infant.

Ensure that each infant discharged from the NICU have a follow-up by a primary care physician and provide when appropriate follow-up care in a specialized program for the High Risk Infant. Determine if infant meets high risk for follow-up criteria and advise parent/guardian of process. Make appointments at specialty clinics for infant.

Identify discharge needs at admission and arrange for any durable medical equipment the physician has ordered.

Ensure that each infant discharged has the opportunity to be seen by a Home Health Agency Nurse following discharge.

Referral to CCS when infant meets qualifying criteria. Instruct parent/guardian on CCS referral process.

Under direction of the Director of Case Management, develops and implements discharge planning standards of care for the neonatal unit.

Pursues new knowledge in neonatal discharge planning by reviewing and evaluating current literature, attending and/or presenting at conferences in order to maintain a high level of expertise.

Pediatric Specific Duties

  • Participates in direct patient care by ensuring appropriate discharge information for each pediatric patient.
  • Ensures communication with appropriate primary care physician and community agencies as well as when appropriate with.
  • CCS programs; identification and appropriate referrals

CCS Special Care Centers

Regional Centers whose care includes the needs of the infant, child or adolescent post acute hospital discharge.

Ensures provision of a written discharge information that is culturally and linguistically appropriate be given to the parent, legal guardian, and or primary care giver at time of discharge and shall include but not be limited to:

Diagnosis

Medications

  • Follow-up appointments with primary physicians and community agencies as listed above.
  • Instructions on medical treatments to be administered at home.
  • Copies of the above written discharge instructions to be given to the primary physician.

Ensures the provision of teaching the parent, legal guardian or primary caregiver the medical needs of the infant, child or adolescent including the use of necessary technology to support post discharge care.

Coordinates the appropriate multidisciplinary infant, pediatric and/or adolescent healthcare team members in discharge planning conferences.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Education: Associates of Science in nursing (ASN) required, BSN preferred.

Licensure

Current California RN license. Current BLS/Healthcare Provider status as per American Heart Association standards. *See unit specific certification requirements below.

Experience

Three (3) years acute medical surgical nursing and at least one (1) year of utilization review, case management, or discharge planning experience in an acute care hospital required unless posting specifies as a training position.

Pay Range

The hourly rate for this position is $73.62- $89.49. The range displayed on this job posting reflects the target for new hire salaries for this position.

Job Specifications

  • Union: CNA
  • Work Shift: Day Shift
  • FTE: 0.9
  • Scheduled Hours: 36

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Key Responsibilities

The Case Manager performs utilization review and discharge planning to ensure medical necessity and continuity of care for patients. They collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to manage care delivery and facilitate discharge teaching for neonatal and pediatric patients.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an Associate of Science in Nursing and a current California RN license. At least three years of acute medical-surgical nursing experience and one year of utilization review or case management experience are required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Acute Care NursingMedical Necessity ReviewNeonatal CarePediatric CareBLS CertificationRegulatory ComplianceCare Delivery ManagementPatient EducationDurable Medical Equipment CoordinationMultidisciplinary Collaboration

Case Management — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 34 active Nurse Case Manager listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 50% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$170k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $153k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 17 employers

401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 5.1
Better work-life than 60% of Nurse Case Manager listings

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Living in Salinas

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$732k
Typical market rent
$2,501/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
109.0
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Salinas, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.