RN Case Manager - WIP - Day Shift - Sign-on Bonus

ChristianaCare • Newark, DE

2d • Onsite

About The Position

ChristianaCare – Wilmington Hospital is recruiting an RN Case Manager for its Weekend Incentive Program (WIP). The role manages patient care, drives patient progression, and establishes discharge plans. As a member of the interdisciplinary team, the RN Case Manager creates, implements, and monitors treatment plans to support safe, timely, and effective transitions across the care continuum and discharge planning.

The Care Management Triad Team Model brings together the RN Case Manager, who manages patient care and discharge planning; a Social Worker, who addresses psychosocial barriers and discharge needs; and Utilization Management, which reviews patient status for appropriateness and anticipated payer coverage.

The schedule requires working three out of four weekends in a four-week schedule: 12-hour day shifts on Saturday and Sunday, plus one rotating Friday evening shift. An annual rotating holiday is required every other year. The WIP includes a special rate of pay and full benefits, except paid time off. The position is flat-rate and merit eligible. With benefits, the stated rate is $35 plus a $10 shift differential; without benefits, the rate is $40 plus a $20 shift differential. A sign-on bonus is available to external candidates only.

Requirements

• Active RN license in Delaware or a Compact State.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Experience in an inpatient hospital setting focused on acute care.
• Case Management Certification (CMC) required within 18 months of eligibility.

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience as an RN Case Manager preferred.
• BLS preferred.
• Experience in transitional care or discharge planning in an acute care hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Identify patients with post-acute care, placement, or complex discharge-planning needs through comprehensive assessment of physical and psychosocial factors.
• Anticipate, initiate, and establish discharge plans for patients requiring post-acute care in collaboration with physicians, nurses, other healthcare providers, patients, families or primary caregivers, third-party payers, and employers, following established clinical guidelines, standards, and pathways.
• Review admission assessments and collaborate with the primary nurse and other healthcare providers to ensure a multidisciplinary care plan addresses identified patient needs and desired outcomes.
• Identify system issues that create barriers to care and participate in developing and implementing strategies to remove barriers and facilitate patient progression.
• Manage patient care, drive patient progression, and establish discharge plans as part of the interdisciplinary care management team.
• Create, implement, and monitor treatment plans to support safe, timely, and effective transitions throughout the care continuum and discharge planning.

Benefits

• WIP special rate of pay and full benefits, except paid time off.
• Sign-on bonus for external candidates only.
• The posting describes an eligible-position benefits package that includes health insurance, paid time off, retirement, and an employee assistance program; however, WIP specifically excludes paid time off.
• WIP positions are merit eligible.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time