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RN Care Coordinator, Case Management, Per Diem, Days, Weekends

Heywood Hospital

Gardner, Massachusetts

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RNCase ManagementUtilization ManagementDischarge Planning

Posted Aug 8, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 9, 2026

What this might mean for you

Heywood Hospital is hiring for its own floors — no agency between you and the manager. It's a day shift — the full-speed version of the unit, with every specialist in the building.

What the posting states

Shift
Days
Weekends, holidays, call
Weekends required

About this role

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Overview: You Matter Here! Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter! Hours: Per Diem, Days, Weekends Responsibilities: Essential Functions: Utilization Management- Utilization Review and Care Transitions & Coordination. Providing clinical information to payers, monitoring length of stay, seeking necessary care authorizations and utilizing the InterQual Program; appealing denials as indicated within a timely fashion. Reviews all new admissions and Observation patients within 24 hours of admission against High Risk Screening Criteria. Completes assessments on re-admissions within 30 days. Completes utilization reviews daily and/or as required by insurer. Denials/Appeal Process. Discharge Planning. Communication. Quality & Statistical Data.

Skills for this role

Utilization ManagementUtilization ReviewCare CoordinationDischarge PlanningCare TransitionsInterQualMeditech ExpanseDRG reimbursementDenials and Appeals ManagementClinical AssessmentConcurrent ReviewQuality and Statistical Data

Requirements

  • Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse License
  • BSN preferred
  • Previous UR/QA experience required
  • 2 years of healthcare experience within the Acute Care, SNF, HHA, Behavioral Health and/or Insurance Industry preferred
  • Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse License
  • Interqual experience or equivalent preferred
  • Meditech Expanse experience preferred
  • Proficient computer skills required
  • Effective written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills

Benefits

  • competitive wages
  • great benefits
  • generous earned time off

About the employer

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Heywood Hospital
Hospital

You are looking at Heywood Hospital in Gardner, Massachusetts 01440. What we can stand behind today is mostly the place itself: a hospital job in a smaller Massachusetts city, not a thick packet of unit ratios, pay bands, or residency…

2.6 Google rating

What reviewers appreciate

  • Hospital role located in Gardner, MA
  • Concrete street-level location context (Gardner, Massachusetts 01440)
  • Another local employer (Venture Community Services Inc) is visible for side-by-side comparison

What reviewers flag

  • No usable pay data from our postings or web-stated figures
  • New-grad residency, tuition support, loan help, and career ladder not documented in available facts
  • Scheduling, float policy, EHR, and union status unknown in available facts
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Living in Gardner, MA

Gardner, nicknamed the 'Chair City' for its furniture-making heritage, offers a quiet small-town setting amid the rolling wooded hills of north-central Massachusetts. It's a practical pick for RNs who value a slower pace while staying within reach of Worcester's medical corridor.

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State price level · Massachusetts
105.8
6% above the national average
Median gross rent
$1,109/mo
rent and tenant-paid utilities

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

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