California Rehab Institute

California Rehab Institute, a partnership between Cedars-Sinai, UCLA Health and Select Medical, is located in Century City, Los Angeles, CA. We are seeking a full-time Case Manager (CM) for on-site 8-hour shifts. The ideal candidate will be either a Registered Nurse (RN) or a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). The pay rate is $50 - $58.65 depending on experience, and there is a $7,500 sign-on bonus available.

Case Managers at Cal Rehab typically manage a caseload of 15-20 patients, with variations based on experience and ability. They assist with discharge planning and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team. Our patients have a high discharge-to-home rate.

Benefits of working as a Case Manager include:

• Excellent Orientation Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Extended Illness Days (EID)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Prescription Coverage
• Life Insurance
• Short and long term disability
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• A network of over 50,000 employees with growth and relocation opportunities

The Case Manager is responsible for coordinating health care decisions using a systematic approach to improve quality and outcomes, coordinating care across the continuum; promoting cost-effective care within the allotted time frame; assuring payments of hospital-based services meeting patient-related utilization management criteria, and implementing safe and appropriate discharge plans. The Case Manager assesses the social work needs of the patient and provides social work intervention as part of the discharge planning process.

Primary job functions in Case Management include:

• Clinical Interventions/Discharge and Care Planning Management: Responsible for functioning as the liaison among all parties involved with the patient both within the hospital and in the community as it relates to the development and implementation of a safe and appropriate discharge plan. The Case Manager participates as part of the interdisciplinary team developing, implementing, reviewing, and revising the interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Fiscal Management: Assures responsiveness to payer systems by maintaining ongoing communication and serving as the primary contact for all external payer sources, in turn generating revenue, enhancing reimbursement, minimizing financial risk, and assuring payment for the hospital. Maintains a thorough understanding of insurance coverage and benefits, providing interpretation to patients/families of their insurance and providing patient advocacy as needed.
• Payer/Referral Management: Identifies and fulfills the requirements and needs of payer and referral sources, overseeing negotiations of continued stay rationale, length of stays, and appeals process. Initiates activities to develop positive business relationships with payers and referral sources in order to promote repeat business and represent the hospital as a quality institution.
• Carries a patient caseload.
• Coordinates with other departments, i.e.: Pre-Admissions, Admissions, Patient Accounts, Utilization Review, PPS Coordinator, etc., to assure positive fiscal management outcomes for the patient.
• Is responsible for developing and maintaining effective interdisciplinary working relationships with other clinical treatment team members, i.e.: medical, psychology, nursing, therapy, therapeutic recreation, vocational, and dietary, in order to assure clinical outcomes that are appropriate, cost-effective, and beneficial to the patient.

Minimum qualifications include:

• Current licensure in a clinical discipline per state guidelines (RN, LCSW preferred).
• Previous experience in Case Management and Discharge Planning preferred.
• CCM Certification Preferred.

California Rehabilitation Institute is a 138-bed facility offering patients a higher degree of excellence in medical rehabilitation. Each patient has their own room and receives customized treatment plans based on their individual medical and therapy needs as they recover from:

• Brain Injury
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Stroke
• Amputation
• Neurological Disorders
• Orthopedic Conditions
• Multiple Traumas

Select Medical is committed to having a workforce that reflects diversity at all levels and is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment, and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.