Location: Aurora, CO

Start Date: 2025-10-08T14:12:16.000Z

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Day shifts

Hours per Week: 40 hrs per week

Candidate Pay Rate: Competitive pay rate (market-aligned; exact rate depends on experience and tax term)

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient care across the hospital stay to ensure safe, timely discharges
• Perform utilization review and case management to align care with admission criteria and benefits eligibility
• Develop and execute discharge plans in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams (social work, providers, and support services)
• Manage appeals and denials processes and work payer issues proactively
• Conduct needs assessments, order DME when indicated, and handle prior authorizations
• Document thoroughly and accurately in Epic to support continuity of care and regulatory compliance
• Float as needed to support department staffing and maintain consistent patient coverage

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of acute hospital case management experience (must be current within the last year) — hard requirement
• Experience with care coordination, discharge planning, and utilization review
• Epic charting experience required
• Travel experience preferred; first-time travelers can be screened to manager
• Experience working with HMOs, IPAs, advance directives, POLST, and protective services processes
• Experience with appeals, denials, benefits eligibility, and DRG/CMS regulations
• Strong communication skills and comfort working with interdisciplinary teams

Education

• Preferred: BSN, BS in Social Work, or related degree; equivalent clinical case management experience accepted

Knowledge & Skills

• In-depth knowledge of admission criteria, benefits eligibility, and discharge planning
• Familiarity with CMS regulations, DRG methodology, HIPAA, and The Joint Commission standards
• Comfort managing worker's compensation cases and prior authorizations
• Ability to manage caseloads up to ~25 patients and prioritize effectively
• Skilled documentation in Epic and working within hospital case management workflows

Benefits

• Competitive weekly pay that recognizes your experience
• Flexible pay options for C2C or W2 candidates
• Travel reimbursement and lodging assistance for contract travelers
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement so paperwork is one less thing to worry about
• Professional development and training — keep your skills sharp in Epic and case management best practices
• Supportive interdisciplinary team that values your clinical judgment
• Paid time off options and holiday observance
• Referral bonus program — bring great people, get rewarded

Travel Perks: Explore Aurora, CO

Explore the best of the Front Range during your contract: hit the trails in nearby Rocky Mountain National Park for epic views, catch a concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, stroll Denver’s museums and the Botanic Gardens, paddle or relax at Aurora Reservoir, and enjoy a lively dining and brewery scene in Denver and Cherry Creek — perfect weekend escapes after a week of meaningful work.

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