Registered Nurse (RN) - Case Manager, Clinical Support Specialist
Company: Tenet Desert
Location: Palm Springs
Posted on: January 9, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Tenet Desert is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN)
Case Manager, Clinical Support Specialist for a nursing job in Palm
Springs, California. Job Description & Requirements - Specialty:
Clinical Support Specialist - Discipline: RN - Duration: Ongoing -
36 hours per week - Shift: 12 hours - Employment Type: Staff /n
Shift: Days /n Job type: Full Time /n Hours: 0800-1630 /n Up to
$25,000.00 Sign on Bonus for Qualified Candidates /n GENERAL
DUTIES: /n The individual in this position has overall
responsibility for overseeing the clinical plan of care to conform
to evidence-based practice and regulatory requirements. This
position integrates care coordination, utilization management, and
discharge planning. /n /n The individual’s responsibilities will
include, but not be limited to the following activities: a) medical
necessity screening b) care coordination c) discharge planning d)
facilitating multi-disciplinary patient care conferences e)
managing concurrent disputes f) making the appropriate referrals to
other departments (e.g., nutrition, PT/OT/ST) g ) referring complex
social issues to Social Service h ) communicating with patients and
their families about the plan of care i) collaborating with
physicians, office staff and ancillary departments (e.g., lab,
pharmacy) j) participating in weekly Complex Case Review k)
arranging for post –discharge patient education l) clear, complete
and concise documentation in eCCM m ) maintaining accuracy of
patient demographic and insurance information n) identifying and
documenting potentially avoidable days o) identifying and reporting
over and under utilization o) and other duties as assigned. /n /n
Attends hospital workshop led by the Director of Case Management or
designee that includes the Tenet Case Management Model, InterQual,
Discharge Planning, Utilization Management, and other topics
specific to case management. Extended orientation with selected
Case Managers may occur. /n /n Information used to perform job:
patient data, healthcare staff documentation related to patient
care, regulatory and payor requirements /n /n Software used to
perform job: eCCM: Clinical data interface, InterQual, Case
Management documentation, secure faxing, Avoidable Day tracking,
Patient Medical Record and HPF, Hospital specific Clinical Software
/n DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES: Priority 1: Coordination of clinical
care (medical necessity, appropriateness of care and resource
utilization for admission, continued stay, discharge and post-
acute care) compared to evidence-based practice, internal and
external requirements. (40% daily, essential). Priority 2: Identify
and report variances in appropriateness of medical care provided,
over/under utilization of resources compared to evidence-based
practice and external requirements. This priority includes work
with relevant software and communicating information through clear,
complete and concise documentation in eCCM (40% daily, essential).
Priority 3: Effective collaboration with physicians, nurses,
ancillary staff, payors, patients and families to achieve optimum
clinical outcomes (10% daily, essential). Priority 4. Remain
current with relevant clinical/case management practices. (10%
daily, essential). The metrics below provide an indication of the
effectiveness of the individual in this role and may be used for
evaluative purposes. The list below is not meant to be exhaustive;
other relevant metrics may exist. Tenet Desert Job ID 2503034414.
Posted job title: Registered Nurse Case Manager (RN) Benefits -
Sign-On bonus
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