Local Contract Nurse RN

TalentBurst, Inc is seeking a local contract nurse RN Case Management for a local contract nursing job in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Case Management
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/09/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours
• Employment Type: Local Contract

Travel - Registered Nurse Case Manager
Philadelphia , PA
14 weeks
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Hours per Week: 40
Interview Type: In-Person
Interview Rounds: 2

Required Qualifications

• Local candidates only
• Registered Nurse (RN) required.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Prior inpatient hospital case management experience required.
• Strong discharge planning experience required.
• Hospital-based case management experience required; insurance-only case management experience will not be considered.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong technical proficiency and comfort navigating healthcare systems and technology platforms.
• Ability to work independently with minimal onboarding or supervision.
• Experience managing patient caseloads of approximately 18-25 patients daily.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications
Pediatric experience preferred.
Home care experience preferred.
Previous experience within a large acute-care hospital environment preferred.

Additional Requirements
Local candidates only.
Candidates must be able to work onsite at Main Hospital, PA.
Preference for candidates who can begin shortly after offer acceptance and compliance clearance.Duties:

Job Summary:
The Case Manager provides clinically focused care coordination and transition management services to support safe, efficient, and patient-centered care throughout hospitalization. This role collaborates with patients, families, physicians, social workers, payers, and interdisciplinary team members to facilitate timely progression of care and address barriers to discharge. The Case Manager develops, implements, and evaluates individualized discharge plans to ensure appropriate transitions across the continuum of care. Responsibilities include monitoring patient progress toward discharge goals, communicating payer authorization determinations, and coordinating post-acute services and community resources. The Case Manager utilizes risk stratification tools to identify high-risk patients, reduce delays in care, prevent avoidable readmissions, and promote successful patient outcomes and transitions.

Job Responsibilities:
--Care Coordination & Transition Management:
-Assesses patients and families for transition of care needs and develops, implements, and evaluates individualized discharge plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
-Initiates discharge planning upon admission and actively manages the progression of the discharge plan throughout the patient's hospitalization.
-Reviews and evaluates patient risk scores and identifies patients requiring enhanced care coordination interventions. Patients with a risk score greater than or equal to 5 must have a documented discharge plan established and actively managed throughout the admission.
-Conducts formal discharge plan re-evaluations at least every eight (8) business days and more frequently when significant changes in the patient's condition, treatment plan, or discharge needs occur.
-Communicates approved days, denied days, authorization status, and payer determinations to the clinical team and other appropriate stakeholders to support care progression and discharge planning activities.
-Collaborates with physicians, nursing, social work, rehabilitation services, and other members of the healthcare team to identify and mitigate barriers that may delay discharge.
-Uses clinical knowledge and anticipated response to treatment to assess patient progression toward discharge goals and intervenes when progression is delayed or diverted.