Case Manager

Company: VHC Health
Location: Arlington
Posted on: February 14, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Overview Calling all Registered Nurses (RN) and Social Workers (BSW or MSW)! Apply today and join our outstanding Case Management team at VHC Health, where you’ll be part of a supportive, collaborative environment recognized for its commitment to excellence. In this role, you'll work with a dedicated, patient-first team that specializes in providing compassionate, safe, and efficient discharge plans for adult patients across various units, including medical, surgical, trauma, emergency, mom/baby, and behavioral health. Every shift, you’ll bring your critical thinking and emotional intelligence to guide patients and families through some of life’s most challenging moments, connecting them with essential community resources while facilitating seamless transitions from hospital to home. Our department is led by an experienced leader with over 30 years in hospital case management, and new hires frequently comment on the supportive and collaborative atmosphere, calling it the best they’ve encountered. Leadership is proactive, regularly rounding to remove barriers and providing direct feedback in a non-punitive, growth-oriented environment. With a 2024 department-wide pay raise, weekend incentive pay, and numerous career growth opportunities, including programs for emerging and developing leaders, this is an environment where you can advance your skills and grow in your career. In fact, 40% of our team has been with VHC Health for over five years—a testament to the fulfilling, rewarding environment we’ve cultivated. This role offers significant autonomy, allowing you to apply your critical thinking skills and work independently, all while knowing there’s a supportive team around you. Though you won’t perform direct patient care, you’ll have valuable bedside interactions with patients, families, and legal decision-makers. You’ll work closely with an interdisciplinary team, coordinating discharge plans and making appropriate referrals, documenting all activities in our Epic EMR system. With new inpatient beds opening, increased internal growth opportunities, and an expanding team, this is a unique time to join us and make a difference. A year from now, we envision you as a high-performing team member who may be serving on hospital committees and representing VHC Health at community partnerships. If you’re a problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced, team-centered environment, we invite you to explore this opportunity with us. Come make a lasting impact on patients’ lives and grow your career with VHC Health! Hospital Information: VHC Health is a 453-bed not-for-profit nationally recognized Hospital and teaching facility that has been delivering high quality care to the Washington, DC metropolitan area for over 75 years. Recent accomplishments include the opening of our massive Outpatient Pavilion and VHC becoming the Washington Commanders Football provider for women's health as of 2023. VHC Health is a designated Level II Trauma Center and a recognized Magnet Facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. At VHC Health, we are always striving to provide continued excellence and growth for our employees as well as top notch care for our patients and that is made clear with our recent accomplishments! Responsibilities VHC Benefit Page: https://www.vhchealth.org/careers/employee -benefits/ Qualifications Purpose & Scope: The Case Manager is responsible for the collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation, and advocacy for options and services to meet an individual's health needs through communication and available resources to promote quality cost-effective outcomes. Additionally, the Case Manager ensures that identified and referred patients have a coordinated continuum of care in accordance with JCAHO and hospital guidelines and serves as liaison for the interdisciplinary team, the patient, and family to ensure a timely, smooth, and clinically appropriate care planning process. The Case Manager also maintains communications with the pay or at the time of admission and throughout the hospitalization to ensure necessary approvals for care and clarification of benefits. They facilitate retrospective reviews and approvals for care whenever necessary, and they implement and coordinate discharge plans utilizing available and appropriate community resources. Education: Graduation from an accredited school of social work, nursing, in a related field or equivalent is required. Experience: Five years of experience in the healthcare field is preferred. Experience in case management is preferred. Certification/Licensure: None.

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