RN Case Manager

Overview

RN Case Manager —

Start Date:

ASAP | Pay Rate: $1800.00 - $2700.00

The Nurse Case Manager, Emergency Department (ED) is responsible for establishing, coordinating, and maintaining the process to increase patient throughput to the most appropriate level of care while facilitating interdisciplinary care across the continuum for the ED. The Nurse Case Manager collaborates with the patient/family, multidisciplinary team, physicians, community resources and payers to ensure the patient’s progress and level of care is appropriately determined for the emergency episode of care and for the inpatient encounter to ensure that care is performed and facilitated in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

• Assess patient/family status and manage care across ED, inpatient and outpatient settings; identify patients appropriate for Inpatient Admission, Observation, or Outpatient status; care facilitation and discharge planning with referral to all levels of care.
• Collaborate with other case managers, social work staff, Access Center, Admissions, the Outcome Manager, and other physician and administrative leadership staff within the ED, Coordinated Care Department and both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Use knowledge of pathophysiology, pharmacology, and clinical care processes to develop clinical practice guidelines and physician order sets to improve quality of care, change practice, and reduce costs.
• Work with interdisciplinary team to assess care plans, monitor progress, and make recommendations to ensure safe and efficient hospitalizations.
• Evaluate patients in the ED for medical necessity and care coordination needs; assess potential admissions and determine appropriate admission status with APPs/physicians.
• Propose and implement outpatient plans for safe discharge from the ED with physician approval.
• Coordinate care for patients with abuse, chronic pain, and frequent utilization issues.
• Interact with patients across ages from newborn to geriatric.
• Interact with individuals who have mental health issues to help access and navigate resources.

• Minimum of two (2) years of current care/case management experience in the Emergency Department.
• Two (2) years of patient care experience (Hospital, Home health, Skilled Nursing).
• Proficient with Electronic Medical Records, Outlook, Microsoft Office Word, and Excel.
• Must have and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the American Heart Association (AHA) throughout employment.
• A valid, current, full and unrestricted Professional Nursing License to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in any state of the United States of America, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
• Must have 1 year of traveling experience as contractor.

LENGTH OF ASSIGNMENT: 13 Weeks

SHIFT / HOURS PER WEEK:
Sunday - Saturday, 10 shifts, variable 7a-5:30p with weekend rotation and call.

Allscripts

02/23/2026

Becoming an AMN Healthcare professional gives you the incredible opportunity to gain critical career experience, work with new people, and earn a highly competitive salary—but the perks don t stop there. There are many additional benefits to enjoy, including:

• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• Earned time off and paid holidays
• Paid continuing education time
• 401(K) retirement planning
• Short-term disability, life insurance, paid jury duty
• Access to the largest network of facilities and providers in the country
• Industry experienced workforce management team
• Licensure and certification reimbursement

At AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.