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Registered Nurse Care Manager (Temporary)

Windward Life Care

San Diego, California

RN

Posted Sep 4 · Not open to new grads

Shift
Days
Hours a week
40
Unit
Psych

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
Days · 40 hours
Term
Local Contract
Practice
Union position
Setting
Home Health
Accepts
RN
Experience
1+ years

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
This role$52/hr
nursing in California$49/hr

The median for nursing in California is $49/hr, across 1912 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.

About this role

Windward Life Care is seeking a full-time, temporary (through 10/30/2026) Registered Nurse Care Manager to help our clients live safely at home. We are honored to be a San Diego Union-Tribune Top Workplaces award winner for seven years running, 2019-2025!

Proudly serving San Diego County for 22 years, Windward Life Care and Home Health is a group of trusted Aging Life Care ® and in-home care professionals with a premier reputation in our field. We offer geriatric care management services, non-medical home care services, and RN/LVN home health services to clients who are billed on a private-pay basis. Our mission is to improve the lives of older and disabled adults in San Diego County by fostering a lifelong sense of purpose and maximizing independence.

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The RN Care Manager has responsibilities in both Windward's Home Health division (primarily performing skilled nursing visits) and in the non-medical Home Care division (performing care management services for Windward’s clients, particularly clients with complex medical needs benefiting from medically-informed expertise and oversight). For the duration of this temporary assignment, we estimate the job duties to be 90% Home Health and 10% Home Care. Should this position be extended or become permanent, additional Home Care/Care Management business needs may even out these percentages.

Responsibilities include

  • Home Health: Completes skilled nursing visits including medication management, injections, ostomy and catheter care, g-tube feedings and other nursing procedures
  • Assessments: Performs client assessments, including interviewing clients and families about current care situation, identifying client risks and strengths, and assessing concerns of abuse and/or neglect
  • Care Planning: Develops comprehensive care plans to address client needs and goals, including making recommendations about care level, presenting care scenarios and associated costs, and identifying appropriate community resources
  • Care Management: Oversees and assures quality of services provided to the client, including managing care coordination and communicating plan of care to other care team members including non-medical Home Care Aides, coordinating care for medically complex clients, conducting home visits, and attending client medical appointments

Work Schedule & Location: 8:30AM - 5:00PM, Monday through Friday, approximately 40 hours per week. This position will require work as needed in client residences, remotely, or from the company's office in Banker's Hill. This position is temporary, expected to run through October 30, 2026.

Hiring Pay Range: $50.00 - $54.00 per hour

Requirements

  • Active California Registered Nurse (RN)
  • 1+ years of paid clinical nursing experience with adults who are older and/or have physical and/or mental disabilities
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail
  • Ability and willingness to travel throughout San Diego County during work hours as dictated by position needs, including visiting our Banker's Hill office location
  • Moderate+ technology proficiency, including use of cell phone apps and web-based office systems such as Google Drive/Workspace
  • Ability to work independently, organize travel efficiently, manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, and report mileage, expenses, and billable hours accurately
  • Active driver’s license, clean driving record, and reliable vehicle
  • Current CPR certification
  • Ability to pass a Home Care Services Bureau (HCSB) background screen, TB test, drug screening and health assessment
  • Ability to lift, push or pull up to 40 lbs. unassisted

It's a plus if you have

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of nursing (BSN)
  • Working knowledge of physical and mental health care in a variety of settings
  • Working knowledge of care resources in San Diego County

Windward Life Care believes the contributions of employees with differing backgrounds and lived experiences are essential in creating a thriving workplace. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender expression and identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, and veteran status.

Apply today by submitting your résumé. Please, no phone calls about this posting. To learn more about Windward Life Care, we invite you to visit us at windwardlifecare.com.

Benefits

  • Mileage Reimbursement
  • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays

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Requirements Active California Registered Nurse (RN) 1+ years of paid clinical nursing experience with adults who are older and/or have physical and/or mental disabilities Excellent written and verbal communicatio· from this posting

Requirements

  • Active California Registered Nurse (RN)
  • 1+ years of paid clinical nursing experience with adults who are older and/or have physical and/or mental disabilities
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail
  • Ability and willingness to travel throughout San Diego County during work hours as dictated by position needs, including visiting our Banker's Hill office location
  • Moderate+ technology proficiency, including use of cell phone apps and web-based office systems such as Google Drive/Workspace
  • Ability to work independently, organize travel efficiently, manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, and report mileage, expenses, and billable hours accurately
  • Active driver’s license, clean driving record, and reliable vehicle
  • Current CPR certification
  • Ability to pass a Home Care Services Bureau (HCSB) background screen, TB test, drug screening and health assessment
  • Ability to lift, push or pull up to 40 lbs. unassisted

Benefits

  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid time off
  • AWHEP

Place

City
San Diego, California
Rent against this pay
26% of monthly gross
This role$2,313/mo rent
Monthly gross$9,013/mo

$2,313 median rent against $9,013 a month at $52/hr for 40 hours a week, before tax.

Local household income
$108,077/yr

all local households, not nurse pay

Metro price level
12% above the national average

San Diego area index 111.9, where 100 is the national average.

Address
2045 First Ave., San Diego, CA 92101, USA

San Diego pairs year-round beach weather with a laid-back outdoor lifestyle that makes it easy to trade scrubs for surfboards after a shift. Balboa Park offers trails and museums, while neighborhoods like Hillcrest give nurses walkable dining and nightlife options.

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