Job Description

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.

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About UCLA

At UCLA Health, you can help heal humankind, one patient at a time by improving health, alleviating suffering and delivering acts of kindness. As you do, you’ll achieve great things in your life and your career. We’re a world-class health organization with four hospitals consistently recognized among the nation’s very best as well as an internationally-renowned medical school, primary and specialty care clinics and much more. Within our dynamic, innovative and growing organization, you’ll find exceptional opportunities to make the most of your abilities in a supportive, empowering and inclusive environment. If you embrace our values of Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Teamwork, Excellence and Discovery we invite you to see all you can accomplish at UCLA Health.

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