Travel Care Manager II Longview, TX
Join a leading facility in Longview, Texas, as a Care Manager II supporting patient progression, care coordination, and discharge planning. This full-time assignment offers a weekday 8-hour schedule, $53.60 per hour, weekly direct deposit, comprehensive W-2 medical benefits, and dedicated support throughout your assignment.
Quick Facts
- Location: Longview, Texas
- Start Date: 11/15/2026
- End Date/Duration: 02/13/2027; approximately 13 weeks
- Shift: Day shift, 8 hours per day; 5 days per week, typically 8:00 AM5:00 PM
- Hours/Week: 40
- Employment Type: Full-time travel assignment
- License/Certifications: Texas RN, LMSW, or qualifying LBSW; BLS preferred
- Experience: At least 2 years of experience; acute care experience preferred
Pay & Benefits
- Hourly Pay Rate: $53.60 per hour
- Competitive pay packages
- Weekly pay via direct deposit
- Comprehensive medical benefits for W-2 employees
- Robust referral bonus program
- 24/7 dedicated support throughout your assignment
- Paid sick time in accordance with applicable laws
- Licensure, certification, travel, and other reimbursements when applicable
What Youll Do
- Coordinate patient care progression from admission through discharge in collaboration with physicians, nursing staff, ancillary teams, patients, and families.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments and develop individualized care and discharge plans.
- Perform care coordination and utilization management using MCG and InterQual criteria.
- Identify and resolve barriers affecting treatment progress, patient flow, length of stay, and timely discharge.
- Coordinate referrals and post-acute services, including rehabilitation, skilled nursing, home health, hospice, dialysis, durable medical equipment, and community resources.
- Advocate for patients and families while coordinating resources with payors, agencies, vendors, and post-acute providers.
- Document assessments, care plans, interventions, referrals, and communications in the medical record and EPIC.
What You Need
Required- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or a Masters Degree in Social Work, or qualifying demonstrated success in a Care Manager I role.
- Active RN or LMSW license in Texas; LBSW may be accepted with qualifying experience.
- At least 2 years of experience.
- Experience with case management, utilization management, MCG criteria, InterQual criteria, and EPIC.
- Strong communication, critical thinking, organization, and multitasking skills.
- Ability to work independently and effectively in a fast-paced hospital environment.
Preferred- Acute care hospital management experience.
- One or more years of acute care experience.
- Certification in Case Management.
- BLS certification.
- BSN.
About the Assignment
This assignment is with a leading facility in Longview, Texas. The Care Manager II will work in a collaborative hospital environment to support safe transitions of care, patient and family education, resource coordination, regulatory compliance, and efficient use of healthcare services.
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