Travel Registered Nurse Case Manager | Mission Viejo, CA | Days 5x8 | $3,059/Week

Travel Registered Nurse Case Manager

Heartline Staffing, in partnership with Purple Cow Recruiting, is seeking an experienced Travel Registered Nurse Case Manager for an acute care hospital assignment in Mission Viejo, California. This role focuses on inpatient care coordination and discharge planning for medically complex adult and geriatric patients in a high-volume hospital environment.

This opportunity is ideal for experienced nurse case managers who are confident managing high patient volumes, coordinating complex discharges, and working independently within a fast-paced hospital system.

Assignment details:

• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Days, 5x8 (08:0016:30)
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:25
• Patient Population: Adult and geriatric
• Setting: Acute care hospital
• EMR: Epic
• Weekend Requirement: Rotating weekends
• Floating required to Laguna facility

Compensation:

• Gross: $3,059 per week
• W2: $28.00 per hour
• Tax-Free Stipend: $1,939 per week

Role responsibilities:

• Coordinate inpatient care and discharge planning
• Arrange DME, SNF placement, and transport services
• Collaborate with physicians, social services, and care teams
• Ensure compliance with payer and regulatory guidelines
• Manage high-volume caseloads efficiently
• Support continuity of care across settings

Work environment:

• Acute care hospital setting
• High patient volume and fast-paced workflow
• Strong interdisciplinary collaboration
• Independent decision-making required

Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years acute care case management experience required
• Prior travel experience required (hard stop)
• Acute hospital case management experience required
• Epic experience required
• Must be able to independently arrange DME, SNF placement, and transport
• Active California RN license required (pending accepted, must be active prior to start)
• Must be comfortable with high-volume caseloads
• Ability to float to Laguna facility required
• Weekend rotation required
• RTO limited to 7 days maximum
• This is not a utilization review role candidates must have true care coordination and discharge planning experience.