Case Manager - Emergency Department - La Jolla

This is a Full-Time (70 hours per pay period) position with a rotating schedule on variable days of the week, that includes weekend and holiday rotation.

Hours are typically 10am to 8:45pm.

Located at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.

Join the Scripps Health team and work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-centered healthcare. Receive endless appreciation while you build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations nationwide.

Why join Scripps Health?

AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE:

• Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care 2023
• 2023 PEOPLE Companies that Care
• Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for 2023
• Recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024
• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla has been one of Southern California's premier medical centers for more than 90 years, the first in San Diego to be designated a Magnet Hospital by the American Nursing Association.

We invite you to join our Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla Case Management team as a Care Manager for the Emergency Department.

As a Care Manager for the Emergency Department, you will be responsible for the daily management and coordination of care for patients in the hospital with identified immediate skilled post-acute care needs including coordination with providers, navigators and ancillary and community resources across the system and care continuum. In addition...

• Addresses payer issues that impact care, develops a transition plan of care from inpatient to post-acute that includes a safe discharge plan.
• Ensures that the patient/family agrees with the transition plan and that the plan is implemented.

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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 2 plus years 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 Health Care Provider from American Heart Association.

This position is eligible for a $4,000 retention bonus and $3,000 relocation incentive based off eligibility. To be eligible, you must have at least one year of acute inpatient case management experience and all other eligibility requirements.

The following are not eligible for hiring incentives:

• Internal candidates
• Rehires that left Scripps less than 3 years ago.

In order to remain eligible for your retention incentive the following criteria must be met:

• Must remain in original hired FTE Status and Shift (if specified in offer letter)
• Must remain in original department/specialty.
• Must remain in original Job Title

Transfers to other locations will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and may result in forfeiting remaining incentive bonus unless specifically noted in your offer letter.