Registered Nurse Care Manager (Temporary)

About the role

Windward Life Care is seeking a part-time, temporary (through 10/30/2026) Registered Nurse Care Manager to help our clients live safely at home. We are honored to be a San Diego Union-Tribune Top Workplaces award winner for seven years running, 2019-2025! Proudly serving San Diego County for 22 years, Windward Life Care and Home Health is a group of trusted Aging Life Care ® and in-home care professionals with a premier reputation in our field. We offer geriatric care management services, non-medical home care services, and RN/LVN home health services to clients who are billed on a private-pay basis. Our mission is to improve the lives of older and disabled adults in San Diego County by fostering a lifelong sense of purpose and maximizing independence.

The Nurse Care Manager (NCM) performs care management services for Windward's clients, particularly clients with complex medical needs benefiting from medically-informed expertise and oversight. This position will also have responsibilities in Windward's home health division.

Responsibilities

• Performs client assessments, including interviewing clients and families about current care situation, identifying client risks and strengths, and assessing concerns of abuse and/or neglect
• Develops comprehensive care plans to address client needs and goals, including making recommendations about care level, presenting care scenarios and associated costs, and identifying appropriate community resources
• Oversees and assures quality of services provided to the client, including managing care coordination and communicating plan of care to other care team members including non-medical Home Care Aides, coordinating care for medically complex clients, conducting home visits, and attending client medical appointments
• Completes skilled nursing visits including medication management, injections, ostomy and catheter care, g-tube feedings and other nursing procedures

Schedule & Location

8:30AM - 12:30PM, Monday through Friday, approximately 20 hours per week. (There is some flexibility in the start and end times, so if this work schedule doesn't exactly line up with your preference, please don't let that stop you from applying!) This position will require work as needed in client residences, remotely, or from the company's office in Banker's Hill. This position is temporary, expected to run through October 30, 2026.

Requirements

• Active California Registered Nurse (RN)
• 1+ years of paid clinical nursing experience with adults who are older and/or have physical and/or mental disabilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout San Diego County during work hours as dictated by position needs, including visiting our San Diego and San Marcos office locations
• Moderate+ technology proficiency, including use of cell phone apps and web-based office systems such as Google Drive/Workspace
• Ability to work independently, organize travel efficiently, manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, and report mileage, expenses, and billable hours accurately
• Active driver's license, clean driving record, and reliable vehicle
• Current CPR certification
• Ability to pass a Home Care Services Bureau (HCSB) background screen, TB test, drug screening and health assessment
• Ability to lift, push or pull up to 40 lbs. unassisted

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited school of nursing (BSN)
• Working knowledge of physical and mental health care in a variety of settings
• Working knowledge of care resources in San Diego County

Pay

$50.00 - $54.00 per hour

Benefits

• Mileage Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays