Care Manager RN
Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
How do you find out what the member themselves sees as the priority, when it's different from what the chart says matters most?
What they are checking: Whether they practice person-centered care or just push their own clinical agenda onto the member.
Tell me about a time you managed a large caseload of complex patients. How did you decide who needed you first each week?
What they are checking: Whether they can triage risk across many members without letting the quiet, high-risk ones slip through.
What do you know about how managed care differs from bedside nursing, and what part of that shift do you expect to find hardest?
What they are checking: Self-awareness about moving from hands-on care to phone-based coordination and cost-conscious decision making.
Tell me about a time you taught a patient or family about a chronic condition and it actually changed what they did at home.
What they are checking: Whether their education is practical and checked for understanding, not just handed out as paperwork.
How do you keep your documentation complete and timely when you're juggling dozens of members and back-to-back calls?
What they are checking: Documentation habits matter for audits and continuity, and sloppy notes put members and the plan at risk.
What would you do
A member keeps missing calls and their last two specialist appointments. What do you do next?
What they are checking: Persistence and creativity in reaching hard-to-engage members before a gap in care becomes a hospital stay.
How do you work with a provider who disagrees with the services you think the member needs?
What they are checking: Whether they can advocate for the member while keeping a working relationship with the treating doctor.
You're on the phone and a member mentions chest pain that started an hour ago. How do you handle that call?
What they are checking: Clinical judgment and safety instincts when a routine outreach call turns into a possible emergency.
About the work
Walk me through how you'd build a care plan for a Medicaid member with uncontrolled diabetes, heart failure and no reliable ride to appointments.
What they are checking: Whether they can combine clinical priorities with social barriers into one plan the member can actually follow.
Which social determinants of health do you screen for, and what do you do once you find one, like food insecurity or unstable housing?
What they are checking: Whether screening leads to a real referral and follow-up rather than a checked box in the record.
How do you balance getting a member the best care with being cost-effective for the plan?
What they are checking: Whether they see cost-effective care as avoiding waste and readmissions rather than denying what members need.
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