Director Care Coordination

Where You’ll Work

Founded as a faith-based hospital in 1923 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Dignity Health – St. Mary Medical Center is a 389-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Long Beach, California.   The hospital offers a full complement of services, including a Level II trauma center, cardiac and vascular center, surgical weight loss, maternity and the CARE Center, which is a recognized PrEP center of excellence.  The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nation’s five largest health care systems.  Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/stmarymedical for more information.

One Community. One Mission. One California.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

We are offering to qualified and experienced candidates a sign-on bonus not to exceed 10% of salary for this position.

As the Director of Care Coordination for St. Mary Medical Center you will be responsible for the overall direction and management of care coordination and social services including planning, organizing and directing all activities, staffing, performance improvement in the delivery of clinical services (such as LOS reduction) and reporting needs within the Medical Center and Dignity Health, as well as government and regulatory reporting.

You will work closely with all departments at the Medical Center and the post-acute service providers to streamline the patient transition through the health care system and into the community post discharge, and consult/collaborate with other managers, physicians, administration, and community based healthcare workers regarding care management issues identified through corporate or facility initiatives and current literature.

To thrive in this role, you must be competent and confident. Utilizing your expertise and excellent communication skills one-on-one and in front of groups, you will tackle tough conversations and, above all, be an educator at heart. Every interaction is an opportunity to share your knowledge with others and improve their understanding and performance, so that together we can optimize care coordination across the care continuum for our patients.

Our preferred candidate will be a Registered Nurse (RN) with a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN).

If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us.

Benefits and offerings for this position include (plus much more!):

• Sign-on bonus.
• Relocation assistance.
• Annual performance-based bonus program.
• Annual employer contribution to retirement program (no employee contribution needed).
• Medical benefits for the employee at no payroll deduction.
• 33 days PTO accrued annually.

Job Requirements

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) or Masters in Social Work (MSW) or equivalent education and experience required.
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical care coordination experience (Utilization Management, Denial Management, Case Management, Care Coordination), or 5 years of progressively responsible healthcare management experience required.
• Extensive operational experience, program planning, implementation, staff development, and needs assessment in healthcare environment required.
• Comprehensive knowledge of care coordination and discharge planning required.

Required Licensure:

• Current California Registered Nurse (RN) license, or California Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required.
• National certification in either of the following: CCM (Certified Case Manager), ACM (Accredited Case Manager) required orwithin 2 years upon hire.

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