The Judge Group is seeking a travel nurse RN Case Management for a travel nursing job in Lakewood, Colorado.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Case Management
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 06/02/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Case Manager (RN) - CommonSpirit Health Location: Zone 3 - Denver, CO (OrthoColorado Hospital, Longmont United Hospital, St. Anthony Hospital, St. Anthony North Hospital)
Shift: 8-hour day shifts (8:30 AM - 4:30 PM)
Weekends Required: Yes (2 weekend days per month)
On-Call Requirements: Yes
Job Responsibilities - Review and assess patient information for admission in compliance with policies, documenting assessments in case management software.
- Conduct comprehensive evaluations of patients' physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through interviews, record reviews, and consultations with healthcare teams.
- Oversee utilization management processes and ensure alignment with established guidelines.
- Facilitate discharge planning in collaboration with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams, making necessary referrals and arrangements.
- Participate in performance improvement initiatives through concurrent chart reviews and involvement in clinical effectiveness teams.
- Document case management actions in EMR and confirm treatment goals with healthcare teams.
- Utilize evidence-based guidelines and criteria to support care plans and optimize patient outcomes.
- Communicate treatment goals and best practices to healthcare teams, ensuring adherence to established guidelines.
- Coordinate and evaluate resource utilization in alignment with patient care plans, addressing variances with interdisciplinary teams.
- Lead family conference meetings and interdisciplinary rounds to streamline care and discharge processes.
- Collaborate with social workers, homecare coordinators, ambulatory care case managers, and utilization reviewers to enhance service delivery and prevent delays in discharge.
- Maintain updated referral resource lists and track variances in care plans for process improvement.
- Identify appropriate patient status and level of care, leveraging regulatory guidelines and physician consultations.
- Manage interactions with third-party payers, securing approvals for patient stays and addressing denial management challenges.
- Perform utilization reviews, ensuring compliance with UM Plan and minimizing variance days.
Qualifications - Education: Associate Degree in Nursing (required); Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (preferred)
- Licensure: State RN license or RN license from a participating NLC state (required)
- Certification: American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) (required)
- Experience: Minimum 1 year of nursing or case management experience
- Skills: Working knowledge of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards (preferred)
Float Requirements - May be required to float to any CommonSpirit location within 60 miles of the original assignment or an identified float zone.
- Float assignments may include duties beyond original job requirements per CommonSpirit policy.
About The Judge Group
Judge Healthcare, a division of The Judge Group, bridges the talent divide for companies and organizations
across the healthcare ecosystem, providing resources and specialized roles such as travel nurses, allied health
professionals, locum tenens, and more. Judge's seasoned recruiters are fluent in the trends, technologies, and
regulations shaping today's healthcare environment, and use this knowledge to pair the right staffing solutions
with the right talent.