Discharge Planner

Midland Health•Midland, TX

About The Position

The Discharge Planner assists the licensed Social Worker, RN Case Manager, Physician, and/or any other member of the healthcare team in coordinating, negotiating, procuring, and facilitating the patient’s discharge plan for the achievement of quality and cost-effective outcomes. The Discharge Planner will work in collaboration with interdisciplinary systems that are both internal and external to the Midland Memorial Hospital. The Discharge Planner will participate in quality improvement and evaluation processes related to the discharge planning. SHIFT AND SCHEDULE Friday - Sunday; 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM Part Time

Requirements

Elementary knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and designing graphs
Basic knowledge related to the health care environment.

Responsibilities

Maintains a working knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security programs.
Maintains current knowledge of local, state, and national resources.
Assist Registered Nurse (RN) Case Manager and/or Licensed Social Worker in coordinating referrals and follow up for patients.
Participates in daily interdisciplinary Rounds.
Documents all actions taken and any communication with patient, family, or member of the healthcare team in regard to the facilitation of the patients discharge plans
Seeks and provides consultation about cases presenting problems and/or experiencing significant deviations from the plan of care under the leadership of a RN Case Manager or Licensed Social Worker.
Demonstrates critical thinking and organizational skills when making decisions
Demonstrates well-developed interpersonal skills with patients, families, physicians, nursing colleagues, ancillary departments, the case management team, and outside resources.
Participates actively on committees and attends meetings as required.
Prioritizes projects appropriately and utilizes work time effectively.
Willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.
Weekend Discharge Planner: Meets with Hospitalist staff on weekends to assist in facilitation of the patients discharge by completing post hospital arrangements. Meets with each member of the case management team on Fridays and Mondays to receive or provide an update to identified group of patients’ plan of care.
Provides Important Message from Medicare letters to Medicare recipients when needed.
Able to navigate within the electronic health care record (EHR) to gather clinical documentation pertaining to the patient, current patient demographics, and utilize software application to securely transmit the information as need for outside referral sources for continuation of care.
Provides accurate, timely, and complete documentation in EHR.