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Posted: 15-May-26
Location: Newton, New Jersey
Categories:
Quality/Risk Management
The Manager of Inpatient Care Management is responsible for overseeing the coordination and delivery of patient care and services for selected populations across the continuum of illness. This role ensures effective utilization of healthcare resources while leading and supporting an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal clinical, operational, and resource outcomes. The Manager partners closely with Case Management leadership and clinical teams to assess, plan, implement, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate patient services to support safe, timely, and high-quality care.
Principal Accountabilities:
- Manage, coordinate, and facilitate patient care through comprehensive patient and family assessments and multidisciplinary collaboration.
- Oversee daily chart reviews, utilization management, discharge planning activities, and ensure accurate, timely, and complete clinical documentation in the electronic medical record.
- Lead interdisciplinary rounds to proactively identify and resolve quality of care concerns, barriers to care progression, and discharge delays.
- Develop, coordinate, and implement effective plans of care and discharge plans to ensure safe, efficient, and timely transitions.
- Collaborate closely with physicians, nursing, social work, and other healthcare professionals to support and optimize patient care plans.
- Perform variance tracking, outcome analysis, and problem identification to evaluate the effectiveness of clinical pathways and care management processes.
- Partner with the Supervisor or Manager of Case Management to drive performance improvement, regulatory compliance, and best practices in care management.
- Serve as a representative of the Care Management department in hospital initiatives and community outreach activities.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Social Work, or a related healthcare field required
- Master's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Social Work, or a related field preferred
Licensure and Certification
- Current, unrestricted RN license or applicable professional licensure required (based on discipline)
- Case Management Certification (CCM, ACM, or equivalent) preferred
Experience
- Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive experience in inpatient care management, case management, utilization review, or a related clinical leadership role
- Prior supervisory or management experience strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience working with interdisciplinary healthcare teams in an acute care setting
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Strong knowledge of care management principles, utilization management, discharge planning, and regulatory requirements
- Ability to analyze clinical and operational data to drive quality and resource outcomes
- Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills
- Strong problem-solving and organizational abilities
- Proficiency with electronic medical records and care management systems
At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:
- Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
- Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
- Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
- Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
- Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
- Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
- Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
- Atlantic Medical Group
- Atlantic Visiting Nurse
- Atlantic Mobile Health
- Atlantic Rehabilitation
We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.
We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:
- Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For."
- Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the "World's Best Hospitals" in 2026.
- Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report's 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings.
- Atlantic Health scored four "A" grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
- Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only hospitals to be named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
- Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare - 2026.
- Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
- Named by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025.
- Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.
Since 1932, Newton Medical Center has been providing care to the people of Sussex and warren counties in New Jersey, Pike County in Pennsylvania and southern Orange County in New York. We are home to the Center for Breast Health, the only one of its kind in Sussex County, addressing all of a woman's breast health needs with state-of-the-art technology, resources, education, support and follow-up care. Newton Medical Center recently achieved the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Pathway to Excellence designation and is one of a select few health care facilities in New Jersey accredited by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in all three echocardiography procedures: adult transthoracic, adult transesophogeal and adult stress.
Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive). Below is a general summary, with role-specific enhancements highlighted:
Team Member Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
- Life & AD&D Insurance.
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
- 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
- PTO & Paid Sick Leave
- Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
- Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
- Backup and On-Site Childcare
- Well-Being Rewards
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
- Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
- Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance
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Note: In Compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Act (effective Sunday, June 1, 2025), all job postings will include the hourly wage or salary (or a range), as well as this summary of benefits. Final compensation and benefit eligibility may vary by role and employment status and will be confirmed at the time of offer.
EEO STATEMENT
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