Clinical Resource Coordinator- FT- Days- Pennsylvania Hospital
Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System · Philadelphia, PA · 1 mo ago
AdministrativeFull-time
Responsibilities
- Timely coordination of home care, DME, placements, hospice, community resources, and transportation.
- Works with patient and family to assure provision of choice in post hospital setting.
- Educates patient / customers regarding scope and limitations of health care / insurance benefits.
- Communicates expected discharge time frame.
- Keeps current with new providers, new technologies and treatment modalities, and new resources using internet and other sources.
- Recognizes and provides care based on the unique chronological issues and needs of the older adult.
- Interacts with the patient and family in a developmentally appropriate manner.
- Completes timely and detailed assessment of patient and family social, emotional and/or discharge needs and health care benefits.
- Develops and facilitates specific plan to address problems and/or concerns identified by patients, families and health care team.
- Identifies and consistently documents delays, elevates issues appropriately.
- Effectively communicates discharge plan with patients, families and health care team.
- Documents ongoing assessments and plan of care in patient record (EPIC).
- Successfully assists patient in moving to the next level of care with transfers to home, agencies, and facilities and with referral to appropriate community resources.
- Participates and drives accountability in daily interdisciplinary meetings.
- Keeps current with new systems (SafetyNet, Penn Chart, Haiku, etc.).
- Incorporates technology into daily assignment (Outlook, Microsoft Teams, shared drive, Internet).
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse - PA (Required)
- Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required)
- Education Specialization: Nursing
- Equivalent Experience: 2+ years Clinical Experience