Case Manager - Registered Nurse (RN), Per Diem, Variable Shift and Weekends

Downey, California

You'll manage each assigned patient's care from before admission through after discharge. PIH Health is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.

Eligibility: Case ManagementAcute CareHospice & Palliative MedicineHome Health

Posted Jun 26

Shift and hours: Variable shifts Case Manager - Registered Nurse (RN), Per Diem, Variable Shift and Weekends
Unit and setting: Hospital
License: RN license Maintain an active California RN license.Active California RN license
Term: Per Diem Case Manager - Registered Nurse (RN), Per Diem, Variable Shift and Weekends

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License: Active California RN license Maintain an active California RN license. Check your license
Also asks: Broad knowledge of disease process, pathophysiology and treatment plans Broad knowledge of disease process, pathophysiology and treatment plan
Also asks: Strong assessment and critical thinking skills Strong assessment skills with high-developed critical thinking skills and analysis abilities
Also asks: Understanding of psychosocial and cognitive assessment Good understanding of psychosocial and cognitive assessment
Also asks: Familiarity with the discharge planning process and care options Familiarity with discharge planning process and care options
Also asks: Computer proficiency Computer proficiency.

Preferred

Experience: 1 year of acute hospital nursing experience Minimum of one (1) year acute hospital nursing experience.
Experience: Previous case management experience Previous experience in case management preferred.

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What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for California PRN rolesCalifornia PRN postings that state pay run $35/hr to $94/hr, the middle half $41/hr to $75/hr, across 816 postings.

The role and schedule

Day to day: moving patients and families efficiently through the hospital stay Assure that patients and families proceed efficiently throughout the course of hospitalization.
Day to day: getting reimbursement from all third-party payers maximizing reimbursement from all third party payors
Day to day: teaching medical and hospital staff about care options education of medical/hospital staff about healthcare options
Weekends: Weekends Case Manager - Registered Nurse (RN), Per Diem, Variable Shift and Weekends

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PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network serving approximately 3 million residents across Los Angeles County, Orange County, and the San Gabriel Valley. The fully integrated network comprises three hospitals—PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, and…

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The RN Case Manager manages a continuum of care from pre-admission through post-discharge for assigned patients. Assure that patients and families proceed efficiently throughout the course of hospitalization. Focus of the position is the appropriate utilization of hospital services, maximizing reimbursement from all third party payors, and education of medical/hospital staff about healthcare options.

What's around it?

In Downey, CA

Downey, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 11% above the US average

Median rent: $1,937/mo
Household income: $90,699/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Downey, CA

NeighborhoodsProspective residents frequently explore North Downey, an established and quieter enclave near Stonewood Center featuring spacious mid-century single-family properties. The Downtown core around Firestone Boulevard offers greater walkability with mixed-use apartment communities, local cafes, and civic venues. Relocating healthcare professionals who prefer coastal-adjacent vibes often evaluate nearby Long Beach neighborhoods like Bixby Knolls and Cal Heights, which provide straightforward commutes northward into Downey.

Prospective residents frequently explore North Downey, an established and quieter enclave near Stonewood Center featuring spacious mid-century single-family properties. The Downtown core around Firestone Boulevard offers greater walkability with mixed-use apartment communities, local cafes, and civic venues.

Relocating healthcare professionals who prefer coastal-adjacent vibes often evaluate nearby Long Beach neighborhoods like Bixby Knolls and Cal Heights, which provide straightforward commutes northward into Downey.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: ficustree.ai Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: reddit.com

Getting aroundDriving is the dominant method for getting to work, with public transit accounting for only a minimal share of local trips. Commuters traveling to facilities such as PIH Health Hospital – Downey rely heavily on major freeway arteries including Interstate 5 and Interstate 605, alongside busy surface corridors like Firestone Boulevard. Peak-hour congestion can be intense on freeways, and residential cut-through traffic is a regular complaint during rush periods.

Driving is the dominant method for getting to work, with public transit accounting for only a minimal share of local trips. Commuters traveling to facilities such as PIH Health Hospital – Downey rely heavily on major freeway arteries including Interstate 5 and Interstate 605, alongside busy surface corridors like Firestone Boulevard.

Peak-hour congestion can be intense on freeways, and residential cut-through traffic is a regular complaint during rush periods.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: ficustree.ai Source 2: totalsocalhomes.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: facebook.com

OutdoorsWilderness Park serves as the city's signature natural escape, offering walking trails, duck ponds, and shaded picnic lawns. Furman Park and Dennis the Menace Park provide open recreational turf, sports facilities, and playgrounds across the city's network of more than a dozen parks. Golf enthusiasts frequent the Rio Hondo Golf Club, though outdoor enthusiasts seeking hiking summits or Pacific beaches must travel further out into the broader Southern California region.

Wilderness Park serves as the city's signature natural escape, offering walking trails, duck ponds, and shaded picnic lawns. Furman Park and Dennis the Menace Park provide open recreational turf, sports facilities, and playgrounds across the city's network of more than a dozen parks.

Golf enthusiasts frequent the Rio Hondo Golf Club, though outdoor enthusiasts seeking hiking summits or Pacific beaches must travel further out into the broader Southern California region.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: downeyca.org Source 4: ficustree.ai

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Downey stands out as an established, suburban enclave in southeast Los Angeles County that pairs rich aerospace history with essential regional healthcare infrastructure. Anchored locally by PIH Health Hospital – Downey, the city gives healthcare professionals a stable, community-centered base thirteen miles from downtown Los Angeles. Life here centers on lively local gathering spots: pastry runs to Porto's Bakery, coffee on Firestone Boulevard, family weekends at Wilderness Park, and interactive science days at the Columbia Memorial Space Center. North Downey features leafy, mature residential blocks near Stonewood Center, while Downtown offers denser apartment living with urban convenience. Commuting is car-dependent, with Interstate 5 and Interstate 605 delivering access across Los Angeles and Orange counties, though shift workers must navigate significant peak freeway delays. Inland summer heat regularly tops ninety degrees, and trips to the coast require planning, but nurses relocating here gain an established neighborhood rhythm, reputable public schools like Downey High, and deep regional connectivity.

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