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RN Care Coordinator Case Manager PRN Days M-F 8 hour shifts on-site

UT Southwestern
Dallas, TX
Full-time

RN Care Coordinator Case Manager PRN as needed Days M-F 8 hour shifts on-site

Why UT Southwestern? With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion.

As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees.

Ranked as the #1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth for the sixth consecutive year, we invite you to continue your healthcare career with us at William P.

Clements Jr. University Hospital. You’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for learning and advancement into leadership roles.

Job Summary

Our Registered Nurse Care Coordinator Case Manager coordinates discharge planning that begins at the time of admission and is reevaluated and adjusted throughout the patient’s hospital stay.

RN Care Coordinators arrange and ensure all elements of the transition plan are implemented and communicated to key stakeholders including, but not limited to, the health care team, patient / family / caregiver, and post-acute providers.

At UT Southwestern, the possibilities to explore your interests and advance your nursing career are limitless. We would love the opportunity to have you join the UT Southwestern nursing community!

Job Duties

Leads multidisciplinary team developing, refining, updating, and communicating plan of care for defined patient population.

Implements clinical pathways including educational needs of patients / families, monitoring and updating for deviation from plan.

Partners with community liaisons to proactively manage care transitions assuring seamless transitions between care settings and communications with ongoing providers.

Collaborates with Social Work, Utilization Review, Clinical Documentation Specialists, and others as necessary to maximize financial / care resources for patient and family.

  • Coordinates care with care team to maximize patient throughput and minimize length of stay. Rounds on patients daily to monitor & assure effective patient / family preparation for discharge assuring completion of learning / discharge objectives prior to time of planned discharge.
  • Communicates effectively with other health care providers, patients, families, other hospital personnel and visitors. Demonstrates effective communication with adolescents, adults and older adults.

Act as a liaison with various departments and ancillary services to ensure all pending orders and results are received in a timely manner.

  • Ensures follow up appointments are scheduled prior to patient discharge. Responsible for ensuring that discharge instructions related to care coordination needs are documented in discharge instructions and that those elements are understood by patient and family / caregiver.
  • Collaborates with physicians, unit manager, unit staff, and interdisciplinary team to ensure safe and timely discharge.

Experience and Education

  • Graduate of an accredited Nursing program
  • 2 years of experience as a RN required
  • Current Texas (or NLC Nursing Licensure Compact) license
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC)
  • Care Coordination / Case Manager RN experience in an acute care environment highly preferred
  • Must be able to read, write and communicate in English

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.

As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

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