Location: Eureka, California

Start Date: 11-24-2025

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Day shifts

Hours per Week: 42.5 hrs per week

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 patient care across the continuum using strong care coordination and discharge planning skills
• Conduct utilization review and prior authorization activities to support appropriate care and timely transitions
• Assess needs and order DME when necessary to ensure safe discharges
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members including social services to resolve barriers to discharge
• Manage appeals and denials, and support benefits eligibility processes
• Document thoroughly and accurately in Epic to maintain compliance and continuity of care
• Support worker's compensation case management processes and follow protective services procedures when indicated

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of acute hospital case management experience (current within the last year)
• Experience with Epic charting required
• Travel experience required; first-time travelers may be screened with Clinical approval
• Experience with care coordination, discharge planning, utilization review, prior authorizations and DME needs assessment
• Familiarity with HMOs/IPAs, CMS/DRG, HIPAA, The Joint Commission/core measures, and worker's compensation processes
• Ability to float between units and manage a caseload (up to ~25) across age groups

Knowledge & Skills

• Epic electronic health record proficiency
• Strong knowledge of discharge planning and care coordination best practices
• Skilled in utilization review, admission criteria, appeals and denials
• Understanding of benefits eligibility and prior authorization workflows
• Knowledge of advance directives/POLST and protective services processes
• Familiarity with regulatory standards including CMS, DRG and The Joint Commission

Benefits

• Competitive weekly pay and timely pay processing
• Generous housing assistance and facility support finding housing (they even help with a realtor if needed)
• Free parking on your first day and assignment parking provided during orientation
• Travel reimbursement and relocation support for out-of-town clinicians
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement where applicable
• Supportive interdisciplinary team that values your clinical judgment
• Access to training and Epic charting support
• Work-life balance with predictable day shifts and every-other-weekend scheduling

Travel Perks: Explore Eureka, California

Calling all nature lovers: Eureka sits on the rugged Northern California coast where you can hit the ocean in the morning and hike in nearby state and national parks in the afternoon. You’re within driving distance of seven different parks, including the famous Redwood Highway where you can literally drive through ancient trees. Explore unique Victorian architecture in town, take scenic coastal drives, and enjoy beaches, tide pools, and world-class hiking—perfect for recharging on your days off.

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