Patient Care Coordinator RN

SUMMARY:

* Job Title: Patient Care Coordinator RN
* Profession: Registered Nurse
* Specialty: RN - Patient Care Coordinator
* Job Type: Contract / Travel
* Location: Chico, CA
* Start Date: Jul 01, 2026
* Duration: 13 weeks
* Shift: Days
* Rate: $2,844/40 hours

REQUIREMENTS:

* At least one year of recent Case Management experience in an acute care setting
* Current CA Licensure
* Current CPR recognition
* 1+ years of experience

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Coordinate the care and services for assigned patients for an episode of illness or treatment in collaboration with the patient, family, physician, patient care team, and payors.
* Utilize advanced clinical skills to facilitate the provision of care which includes the assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation principles of the nursing process.
* Promote and evaluate the effective utilization of resources using current clinical knowledge, awareness of community services, and assuming a leadership role with the patient care team to achieve optimal clinical and resource outcomes.
* Evaluate and analyze quality/utilization cases, admission/discharge criteria, observation/1-day stays, readmits in 30 days, Medicare and diagnosis related criteria.
* Participate in outlier review on an ongoing basis.
* May be assigned to the Emergency Department.
* In collaboration with the patient/family, multidisciplinary team including physicians and payors ensure the patient’s progress along with emergency episode of care in an efficient and cost effective manner for assigned case load.
* Advocate for the patient and family throughout the entire episode of care.
* Maintain availability to the patient/family as a resource to facilitate communication among providers and to monitor services rendered.
* Remain involved until the patient is discharged or appropriately transferred to the acute care setting or an alternate level of care.
* Initiate appropriate clinical pathways based on admission diagnosis and to serve as a resource person for utilization management purposes.