Case Manager-ED*

Job description

Job Summary: The Case Manager-ED, Emergency Department, serves as a key member of the patient care delivery team. Utilizes clinical expertise, discretion, and independent judgment in determining medical necessity and appropriate patient care including severity of illness and intensity of service. Applies clinical knowledge as well as specialized emergency medicine case management and care coordination methodologies and practices in a tertiary care facility with level one trauma designation. Focuses on the needs of Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) and Loma Linda University Children's Hospital patient population in partnership with the ED physicians, staff, and inpatient providers. Performs other duties as needed. Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required, or an Associate's Degree in Nursing and six years of Case Management experience may be considered in lieu of Bachelor's Degree. If hired after January, 2018, Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required or Associate's Degree in Nursing and enrolled in a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing program with quarterly reports required. Minimum three years of bedside nursing in hospital setting. Minimum one year case ma...