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Director Care Coordination

$65.97 - $98.13 hourly
Full time Management Supervisor Customer Service

Job Description


Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Director of Care Coordination for St. Mary Medical Center, you will be responsible for the overall direction and management of care coordination and social services including planning, organizing and directing all activities, staffing, performance improvement in the delivery of clinical services (such as LOS reduction) and reporting needs within the Medical Center and Dignity Health, as well as government and regulatory reporting.

 

In this position, you will work closely with all departments at the Medical Center and the post-acute service providers to streamline the patient transition through the health care system and into the community post discharge, and consult/collaborate with other managers, physicians, administration, and community based healthcare workers regarding care management issues identified through corporate or facility initiatives and current literature.

 

To be successful in this role, you must be competent and confident. Utilizing your expertise and excellent communication skills one-on-one and in front of groups, you will tackle tough conversations and, above all, be an educator at heart. Every interaction is an opportunity to share your knowledge with others and improve their understanding and performance, so that together we can optimize care coordination across the care continuum for our patients.

Our preferred candidate will be a Registered Nurse (RN) with a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN).

 

We are offering relocation assistance to all hires who meet relocation eligibility requirements, and we are offering a sign-on bonus up to 10% of salary to fully qualified external hires. 

 

Additional incentives for this position include an annual performance-based bonus program, annual employer-funded retirement contribution (no employee contribution required), no-cost medical coverage for the employee, and a Flexible Time Away program.

Job Requirements

Required

  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) or Masters in Social Work (MSW) or equivalent education and experience.
  • Minimum of five (5) years of clinical care coordination experience (Utilization Management, Denial Management, Case Management, Care Coordination), or 5 years of progressively responsible healthcare management experience.
  • Extensive operational experience, program planning, implementation, staff development, and needs assessment in healthcare environment.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of care coordination and discharge planning.
  • Active Registered Nursing (RN) license in the State of California, or active Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the State of California.
  • National certification in either of the following: Certified Case Manager (CCM), Accredited Case Manager (ACM) required within two (2) years upon hire.

Preferred

  • Active Registered Nursing (RN) license in the State of California.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN).

 

 

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Where You'll Work

Founded as a faith-based hospital in 1923 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Dignity Health – St. Mary Medical Center is a 389-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Long Beach, California.   The hospital offers a full complement of services, including a Level II trauma center, cardiac and vascular center, surgical weight loss, maternity and the CARE Center, which is a recognized PrEP center of excellence.  The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nation’s five largest health care systems.  for more information.

One Community. One Mission. One California.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) or Masters in Social Work (MSW) or equivalent education and experience.
  • Minimum of five (5) years of clinical care coordination experience (Utilization Management, Denial Management, Case Management, Care Coordination), or 5 years of progressively responsible healthcare management experience.
  • Extensive operational experience, program planning, implementation, staff development, and needs assessment in healthcare environment.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of care coordination and discharge planning.
  • Active Registered Nursing (RN) license in the State of California, or active Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the State of California.
  • National certification in either of the following: Certified Case Manager (CCM), Accredited Case Manager (ACM) required within two (2) years upon hire.

Preferred:

  • Active Registered Nursing (RN) license in the State of California.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN).
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  • #CCLeader
  • #carecoordinationleaders

Work for Warriors is a no-cost employment program of the California Military Department for Service Members, Veterans, and military family members. The Veteran Staffing Consultant for Common Spirit Health is Tracey Huerta.

Qualifications

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State

California

Immediate Fill

No

Job Reference

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Common Spirit Health
About Common Spirit Health

At CommonSpirit Health, we passionately care for the most vulnerable, relentlessly innovate how and where healing can happen and believe in uniting to benefit the common good. Our expansive network spans diverse communities, uniquely positioning us to meet their changing needs, improve population health and help chart the path to health equity.

Our mission, vision and values inform every aspect of our work each day and remind us that we serve our patients, their families, our communities – and each other. Our community health, research and home health programs help us address the primary barriers to healthier communities.

Our mission

As CommonSpirit Health, we make the healing presence of God known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all.

Our vision

A healthier future for all – inspired by faith, driven by innovation and powered by our humanity.

Our values

Compassion | Inclusion | Integrity | Excellence | Collaboration

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