RN Case Manager- Adult Inpatient- Full Time

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Job Requisition ID:

R00044732

Job Category:

Nursing

Organization:

Case Managers

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

RN Case Manager- Adult Inpatient- Full Time

Job Summary:

Support patients to which the RN-Case Manager I is assigned by facilitation of appropriate care coordination. The aim is to improve the efficiency in the delivery of care resulting in right care, right time, right place philosophy and practice using UMC nursing and case management model for optimal healthcare outcomes. Patient discharge planning begins upon admission and is developed through patient centric nursing process: 1) Assessment; 2) Intervention; 3) Identification of goals with expected outcomes; and 4) Evaluation

Education & Experience

Must be licensed as RN and have at least one (1) year acute care experience. Utilization management or previous case management experience preferred.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration required: 

Valid RN Mississippi state license, or compact-state license or eligible for transfer of RN license to state of Mississippi. Accredited Case Manager Certification (ACMC) or Certified Case Manager (CCM) preferred but not required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Must be a critical-thinker and able to prioritize patient clinical needs effectively for successful transition into post-acute care arena.  Must be able to demonstrate a proven ability to take initiative, work interdependently, problem-solve, and to meet goals and timeframes.  Centers services around the clinical needs of the patient, to foster patient self-management care, and maximize efficient and cost-effective use of health resources.  Advocating for the patient, payer and the healthcare organization, creating healthcare continuity and quality patient outcomes.

Behavioral and ethical standards that support and demonstrate actions in accordance with the UMC nursing model and state Board of Nursing.  Complies with departmental policies/practices.

Customer service excellence recognizing and responding to patients, families, payers, staff, physicians, community resources and students as customers; timely responsiveness to referrals for assistance; act as a liaison with other departments and agencies internally and externally to ensure continuity of care transitions; and maintain up-to-date clinical knowledge/information/documentation regarding services available on a federal, state, and local level and the criteria for accessing these resources to meet clinical needs of the patient.

• Coordinates/ a multi-professional plan of care that addresses the general and clinical discharge needs and/or anticipates clinical needs supporting individual patient health maintenance..

Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time. 

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, occasional sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant- 51% or more)

Time Type:

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

No

Pay Class:

Hourly

FTE %:

100

Work Shift:

Benefits Eligibility:

Grant Funded:

Job Posting Date:

12/23/2025

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):