Case Manager Full Time and PRN
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AHS Vista LLC
Waukegan, IL, US
Summary
The Case Manager coordinates patient care services, facilitates discharge planning, and performs utilization reviews to ensure medical necessity. They collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize the care continuum and maintain accurate patient documentation.
Job Description
Vista Medical Center is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Case Manager - Registered Nurse (RN) to join our healthcare team. This role plays a crucial part in ensuring patients receive the best possible care by coordinating services, facilitating discharge planning, and optimizing the care continuum.
Responsibilities:
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Collaborate with the healthcare team to assess, plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate patient care options and services.
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Coordinate the case management process, ensuring patients receive appropriate care and resources.
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Oversee the discharge planning process, working closely with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure smooth transitions.
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Perform utilization review to assess medical necessity, care appropriateness, and compliance with healthcare policies.
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Support PHIP (Patient Health Improvement Programs) to enhance patient outcomes and overall care quality.
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Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient progress, care plans, and case management activities.
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Provide education to patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary team on case management processes, insurance approvals/denials, and available healthcare resources.
Requirements:
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Graduate of an accredited school of nursing (BSN preferred).
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Two years of recent nursing experience in an acute care setting.
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Active RN License in the state of Illinois.
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AHA CPR certification (must be current).
Why Join Vista Medical Center?
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Opportunity to work in a dynamic and supportive healthcare environment.
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Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
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Professional growth and development opportunities.
If you are a passionate Registered Nurse with a strong background in case management and patient advocacy, we encourage you to apply!
Vista Health System is a community-focused healthcare organization committed to providing high-quality, accessible care to individuals and families throughout Lake County. Through its acute care hospital, outpatient centers, and Vista Physician Group clinics, Vista delivers a comprehensive range of medical services supported by skilled physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals.
Vista Medical Center East is a Level II Trauma Center, Primary Stroke Center, and home to a full-service Cardiac Catheterization Lab, providing advanced emergency, cardiac, and critical care services close to home. Our specialty services span primary care, women’s health, oncology navigation, pulmonology, cardiology, orthopedics, gastroenterology, general surgery, and rehabilitation, ensuring patients receive coordinated and continuous care within our system.
Our goal is to focus on the primary health needs of our community to best serve the individuals and families who rely on us. We operate through a multi-disciplinary, patient-centered care model that emphasizes collaboration, communication, and continuity. Primary care providers, specialists, nurses, care navigators, rehabilitation teams, and supportive services work together to coordinate treatment plans tailored to each patient’s needs, offering guidance and compassionate support from diagnosis through recovery and long-term wellness.
We extend our impact in the community through partnerships that address health and wellness needs, bridge gaps in care, and improve access to essential services. Through coordinated resources, education, and referral pathways, Vista works alongside local organizations to strengthen community health and well-being.
Guided by compassion and a shared commitment to patient well-being, Vista Health System continues to care for our community with dignity, respect, and a consistent focus on healing and support.
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Public Company
Headquarters
Waukegan, Illinois
Vista Health System is a community-focused healthcare organization committed to providing high-quality, accessible care to individuals and families throughout Lake County. Through its acute care hospital, outpatient centers, and Vista Physician Group clinics, Vista delivers a comprehensive range of medical services supported by skilled physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals.
Vista Medical Center East is a Level II Trauma Center, Primary Stroke Center, and home to a full-service Cardiac Catheterization Lab, providing advanced emergency, cardiac, and critical care services close to home. Our specialty services span primary care, women’s health, oncology navigation, pulmonology, cardiology, orthopedics, gastroenterology, general surgery, and rehabilitation, ensuring patients receive coordinated and continuous care within our system.
Our goal is to focus on the primary health needs of our community to best serve the individuals and families who rely on us. We operate through a multi-disciplinary, patient-centered care model that emphasizes collaboration, communication, and continuity. Primary care providers, specialists, nurses, care navigators, rehabilitation teams, and supportive services work together to coordinate treatment plans tailored to each patient’s needs, offering guidance and compassionate support from diagnosis through recovery and long-term wellness.
We extend our impact in the community through partnerships that address health and wellness needs, bridge gaps in care, and improve access to essential services. Through coordinated resources, education, and referral pathways, Vista works alongside local organizations to strengthen community health and well-being.
Guided by compassion and a shared commitment to patient well-being, Vista Health System continues to care for our community with dignity, respect, and a consistent focus on healing and support.
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Public Company
Headquarters
Waukegan, Illinois
