Inpatient Care Manager (RN)- Full Times, Days, 8 AM - 4 PM, Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center
About the role
The Inpatient Care Manager is responsible for coordinating patient care across the continuum of illness to ensure high-quality outcomes and efficient use of healthcare resources. Working closely with physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary teams, this role leads care planning, utilization review, and discharge coordination while proactively addressing barriers to care.
Responsibilities
- Manage, coordinate, and facilitate patient care through comprehensive patient and family assessments and multidisciplinary collaboration.
- Perform daily chart reviews, utilization reviews, and coordinate discharge planning activities, ensuring thorough and accurate clinical documentation in the electronic medical record.
- Lead and participate in interdisciplinary patient care rounds, identifying and resolving quality of care issues, barriers to care progression, and discharge delays.
- Formulate, coordinate, and implement individualized plans of care and discharge plans to ensure safe, timely, and effective transitions.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to manage and support patient care plans.
- Perform variance tracking and outcome analysis to assess the effectiveness of clinical pathways and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Serve as a representative of the department and participate in hospital and community outreach activities as appropriate.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) (Required)
- Current, valid New Jersey Registered Nurse license (Required)
- Minimum of three years of acute care experience (Preferred)
About Us
At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is to provide the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment extends to the respect, development, and opportunities we offer our more than 22,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation, with facilities including:
- Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
- Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
- Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
- Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
- Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
- Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
- Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
- Atlantic Medical Group
- Atlantic Visiting Nurse
- Atlantic Mobile Health
- Atlantic Rehabilitation
We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group and have received numerous awards and recognitions for our services, including:
- Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.”
- Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook named by Newsweek as two of the “World’s Best Hospitals” in 2026.
- Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings.
- Four “A” grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades.
- Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
- Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare – 2026."
- Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton, and Atlantic Health Newton all named Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
- Named by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025.
- Rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.
- Chilton Medical Center ranked the top mid-sized hospital in NJ for six years in a row by Castle Connolly.
- Chilton Medical Center received an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group and the Lifeline Bronze Receiving Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.
- Recognized as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission.
- Awarded the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite.
- Achieved Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Benefits
Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary by role level (Team Member, Director, Executive). Below is a general summary:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
- 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
- PTO & Paid Sick Leave
- Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
- Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
- Backup and On-Site Childcare
- Well-Being Rewards
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
- Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
- Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance