Case Manager Navigator

Integrates and coordinates utilization management concepts, care facilitation, and discharge planning functions. This role directly impacts patient care, satisfaction, and institutional outcomes by supporting complex transitions and ensuring that patients receive the right care at the right time throughout the continuum.

Responsibilities

• Assess individual patient needs based on practice models for high risk or complex care issues
• Coordinate, facilitate, and monitor care across the continuum to ensure optimal clinical, functional, social, cognitive, satisfaction, and financial outcomes
• Oversee discharge planning and facilitate safe transitions to community settings
• Intervene, advocate, and facilitate care plan adjustments on behalf of patients
• Act as a liaison for multidisciplinary teams, external physicians, payors, and community agencies
• Identify and implement strategies to improve processes, reduce costs, and enhance patient care and business outcomes
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN)
• Five years of professional nursing experience; may reduce to four years if one year has been spent in oncology nursing or case management; or substitute BSN with ADN plus seven years of nursing/case management/navigation
• Current State of Texas Professional Nursing License (RN)
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Case Manager (CCM) or Advanced Case Manager (ACM) certification
• ACLS/PALS as required by patient care area

Schedule

• Option 1: Four 10-hour shifts (8:00 AM - 6:30 PM), two of which must be weekend shifts, with flexible weekday scheduling, on site
• Option 2: Regular Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, on site

Pay

Hourly salary range: Minimum $48.56 | Midpoint $60.82 | Maximum $73.08

Benefits

• Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on the first day for employees working 30+ hours per week
• Group Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability coverage
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Extended Illness Bank (EIB) paid leave accruals
• Paid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave, and other paid leave programs
• Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service
• Teachers Retirement System defined benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plans
• Employer-paid life, AD&D, and illness-related reduced salary pay program
• Health Savings Account and Dependent Care Reimbursement flexible spending accounts
• Fertility benefits
• State of Texas longevity pay
• Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs, and employee resource groups