Case Manager Registered Nurse-Full Time Days-Temecula Valley Hospital

UHS•Temecula, CA

61d•Onsite

About The Position

Temecula Valley Hospital (TVH), part of Southwest Healthcare, brings advanced technology, innovative programs, patient-centered and family sensitive care to area residents. The hospital features 140 private patient rooms; emergency care; advanced cardiac and stroke care; orthopedics; general and surgical specialties. TVH is nationally recognized for Patient Safety designated by The Leapfrog Group as a Top Hospital in both 2017 and 2020 and has received 10 “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, most recently in Spring 2023. The hospital was recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals 2023-2024 for Heart Attack, Heart Failure and Stroke, Pneumonia and COPD, as well as the Healthgrades 2022 Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award. TVH is a DNV Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center and has received eight Women’s Choice Award Achievements as One of America’s Best Hospitals for Stroke Care and One of America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Safety. Other accolades include: the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke GOLD PLUS with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll, Mission Lifeline® - STEMI Receiving Center – GOLD PLUS, Mission Lifeline® - NSTEMI – GOLD, Blue Distinction® Center Designation for Quality in Knee and Hip Replacement Surgeries, The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Certification for Hip and Knee Replacement, first hospital in the state of California to achieve certification as a Gluten-Free Food Service facility, 3 Star Medicare Hospital Compare Rating, the American College of Cardiology Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI and Resuscitation Accreditation, the honor of the Inland Empire’s Top Workplaces 2017 and 2018, has been designated an Aetna Institute of Quality Cardiac Care Facility for comprehensive heart and vascular treatment-including Cardiac Medical Intervention, Cardiac Rhythm Programs and Cardiac Surgery. For more information, please visit www.SWHtemeculavalley.com. The Case Manager is responsible for performing assessments appropriate to functional status, diagnosis, care setting, age, development level, and cultural and religious orientation in a timely manner. The candidate will also identify and prioritize the need for further assessment based on the patient’s clinical presentation/diagnosis, care setting, desire for care and responses to any previous care. The Case Manager initiates discharge planning for each patient upon admission as appropriate. In addition, the Case Manager evaluates and documents the patient’s response to the Plan of Care and to interventions; revises and updates the Plan of Care as evidenced by documentation.

Requirements

Two (2) years experience in an acute care hospital
Completion of an accredited Registered Nursing program
Current California Registered Nurse license
CPI Certification within the first 90 days

Nice To Haves

Case Management/Discharge Planning/Utilization Review experience preferred
CCM and/or CPUR certification preferred

Responsibilities

performing assessments appropriate to functional status, diagnosis, care setting, age, development level, and cultural and religious orientation in a timely manner
identify and prioritize the need for further assessment based on the patient’s clinical presentation/diagnosis, care setting, desire for care and responses to any previous care
initiates discharge planning for each patient upon admission as appropriate
evaluates and documents the patient’s response to the Plan of Care and to interventions
revises and updates the Plan of Care as evidenced by documentation