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Description

Provide key leadership within a world-class health organization. Ensure the delivery of exceptional, compassionate and appropriate patient care. Take your professional expertise to the next level. You can do all this and more at UCLA Health.

Using your advanced practice nursing skills, you will assess, coordinate care and provide education for a diverse patient population. This will involve collaborating and consulting with a multi-disciplinary clinical/professional team as well as patients and families to ensure safe and effective coordination of care. You will:

+ Assess, coordinate, develop and implement individualized care plans

+ Utilize evidence-based tools for risk stratification

+ Perform utilization reviews, including authorization reviews

+ Ensure delivery of concurrent and post-hospital care

+ Initiate referrals, coordinate resource utilization, and evaluate post-acute care services

+ Participate in performance improvement projects/processes

+ Implement a comprehensive DC plan for high-risk patients

Salary Range: $63,800 - $127,000/Annually

Qualifications

We're seeking a self-directed, assertive, creative problem solver with:

+ CA LVN licensure

+ At least three years of acute hospital experience required

+ Two or more years of utilization management, case management or discharge planning experience in an HMO environment required

+ Team leading or management experience

+ Systems planning and care management background in a high-volume setting

+ Proven resourcefulness with strong communication, diplomacy, organizational, prioritizing, and analytical skills

+ Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams

+ Computer proficiency

+ Understanding of the functions of a large university teaching hospital

+ Ability to abstract and interpret medical information from patient records

+ Familiarity with the laws, rules, and regulations regarding utilization review and discharge planning of government programs such Medicare, Medi-Cal, and CCS

+ Ability to develop individualized case management plans that address physical, vocational, psychosocial, financial, and educational needs

Note: Skills may be subject to test.

UCLA Health is a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and dozens of primary care practices, specialty practices, urgent care centers and other ancillary locations throughout metro Los Angeles as well as the David Geffen School of Medicine. Through the efforts of our outstanding people, we have become Los Angeles' trusted provider of exceptional, compassionate patient care. If you're looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, you can at UCLA Health.

UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person’s unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.