Location: Eureka, CA

Start Date: 12-29-2025

End Date: 03-30-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM (Day shift); Every other weekend (EOW) required; Float between like units as needed; No call

Hours per Week: 40

Candidate Pay Rate: $64 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage patient care and discharge planning to ensure timely, safe transitions
• Conduct utilization review and benefits eligibility assessments to optimize care and costs
• Document thoroughly and accurately in Epic for continuity of care and regulatory compliance
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams including social services to meet patient needs
• Facilitate prior authorizations, appeals/denials workflows and communicate with HMOs/IPAs
• Support advance directive, POLST and protective services processes with patients and families
• Float between units as needed to meet department needs and maintain consistent coverage
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of CMS rules, DRG considerations, HIPAA and The Joint Commission standards

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of acute hospital case management experience performing care coordination and discharge planning (required)
• Travel experience required (ok to screen first-time travelers with Clinical approval)
• Proficient with Epic charting (required)
• Experience working with HMOs, IPAs, advance directives, POLST and protective services processes
• Preferred experience with prior authorizations, worker’s comp case management, appeals/denials and DRG
• Comfort floating between like units (ED, ICU, MS, Pediatrics, SDU/PCU/IMC/Obs) to meet department needs
• Strong communication and interdisciplinary collaboration skills

Knowledge & Skills

• Case management and care coordination best practices
• Discharge planning and needs assessment (including DME ordering)
• Utilization review, benefits eligibility and prior authorization workflows
• Familiarity with CMS, DRG principles, HIPAA and The Joint Commission standards
• Epic electronic health record proficiency
• Experience with worker’s compensation case management and appeals/denials processes
• Ability to work with diverse patient populations: adolescents, adults, pediatrics and geriatrics

Benefits

• Robust housing support — facility offers multiple housing resources and will assist travelers (even hiring a realtor if needed)
• Free parking on your first day and assignment parking provided during orientation
• Work-life balance: every other weekend schedule and no on-call requirement
• Pre-approved time off available (2 requests) so you can plan ahead
• Get to chart in Epic — streamlined electronic documentation
• Be part of an interdisciplinary team with strong social services support
• Supportive facility that welcomes first-time travelers (screening with Clinical)
• Opportunity to grow skills in utilization review, DRG, prior authorizations and regulatory compliance

Travel Perks: Explore Eureka, CA

Calling all nature lovers — Eureka, California is your playground. Mornings on the rugged Pacific coast, afternoons hiking Redwood trails on the famous Redwood Highway, and easy drives to seven state and national parks offer unbeatable weekend adventures. Stroll through town to admire unique Victorian architecture, explore nearby beaches, or take day trips to world-class forests and scenic viewpoints. The facility helps travelers with housing resources (and will even help arrange realtor assistance if needed), making it easy to enjoy the outdoors after a rewarding day at work.

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