RN Care Manager - Inpatient - Part Time
Posted Aug 3, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about your experience with care management, discharge planning or utilization review.
What they are checking: Whether they bring real care management skills or are coming purely from bedside nursing.
Tell me about a time you prevented a readmission through your planning.
What they are checking: Whether they see readmission prevention as part of their job and can point to a real example.
What would you do
A patient is medically ready to leave, but there is no skilled nursing bed available. What do you do?
What they are checking: Problem solving with families, facilities and the care team when the ideal plan is not possible.
The family wants the patient to go to a facility, but the patient wants to go home. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Respecting patient choice and capacity while working through family concerns about safety.
As a part-time care manager, how do you hand off your patients so nothing falls through?
What they are checking: Clear documentation and handoffs that keep discharge plans moving on days they are not working.
How do you work with physicians who want to keep a patient longer than criteria support?
What they are checking: Respectful collaboration and knowing how to involve physician advisors when there is disagreement.
About the work
Walk me through how you plan a discharge for a patient going home with new equipment and medications.
What they are checking: Coordinating services, equipment and education so the patient is safe at home and does not bounce back.
How do you use criteria like InterQual or MCG to decide if a patient meets inpatient or observation status?
What they are checking: Utilization review knowledge, which affects both patient costs and hospital payment.
How do you explain Medicare observation status to a confused patient or family?
What they are checking: Clear explanation of a hard topic that affects patients' costs and coverage after discharge.
How do you manage a large caseload and decide who needs your attention first?
What they are checking: Prioritizing complex or high-risk discharges so the most vulnerable patients get the most planning.
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