Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN Case Manager for an acute care hospital position in South Florida, requiring a minimum of 3 years of case management experience and an active FL or Compact RN license.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting, Case Management unit
• Adult and geriatric patient population with a caseload of 25–30 patients per day on weekdays; weekend focus is on observation patients and facilitating safe discharges
• 5x8-hour day shifts, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM, Monday–Friday
• Weekend requirement of 2–3 days per month (one full weekend every 4 weeks)
• No on-call or holiday requirements
• Hurricane coverage sign-up is required
• EMR systems in use include Cerner Powerchart, CarePort (Allscripts), and Epic; experience with all is required
• A separate remote UR team handles utilization reviews; the in-house CM team focuses on ensuring diagnostic tests, consults, labs, and procedures are necessary and completed in a timely manner

Requirements

• Active FL or Compact RN license currently in hand
• Current BLS certification via ARC or AHA required
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification required
• Minimum 3 years of case management experience in an acute care hospital setting required
• Consecutive acute care experience within the past 24 months in a US hospital required
• Degree must be from an accredited school, or from an institution approved by the Florida Board of Nursing (FBON) with 2 years of recent acute care experience
• Proficiency with Cerner Powerchart, CarePort (Allscripts), and Epic required
• Familiarity with Medicare Conditions of Participation documentation required
• Ability to work in a high-paced, high-volume environment required
• Level 1 Trauma experience preferred
• All certifications must be current at time of consideration

Additional Information

• Oversee coordination of care for adult and geriatric patients, ensuring timely completion of diagnostics, consults, labs, and procedures in collaboration with the clinical team
• Works alongside a separate remote utilization review team while maintaining in-house oversight of medical necessity
• This is a smoke-free facility
• Vaccination documentation is required; declinations are not accepted
• Local candidates within a 60-mile radius of the facility are considered for this position at a different rate than travel candidates
• Pass/fail EKG and Basic Arrhythmia assessment may be required depending on assigned unit; a re-take opportunity is available if needed