Discharge Planner
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Garden City Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. At Garden City Hospital, we pride ourselves on community involvement and commitment to preserving access to quality and compassionate healthcare. We are a state-of-the-art medical facility with over 300 licensed beds and a teaching hospital, offering medical education to students, residents and fellows from across the country. The residency and fellowship programs offer graduate medical education to more than 80 trainees in specialties. Garden City Hospital has an award-winning staff of over 350 of the area's best and brightest physicians from almost every specialty.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate the various activities of the Case Management Department under the direction of the assigned Case Manager/Social Worker.
- Assist with development and implementation of discharge plans.
- Assist with case management referrals and authorizations.
- Maintain and coordinate Medicaid state submission forms for presentation to on-site reviewer and file them according to facility procedure.
- Assist with Discharge Planning as assigned by interviewing patients/families and gathering data to develop a safe patient-focused Discharge Plan.
Requirements
- Knowledge of Discharge Planning/Utilization Management/Case Management terminology and functions, in both managed care and non-managed care environments.
- Experience in basic to intermediate computer skills/knowledge.
- High School Diploma required.
Qualifications
- Current BCLS certificate required upon hire and maintain current (preferred).
- Associates degree or LVN license (preferred).
- Experience in the hospital setting (preferred).
Schedule
Full Time, Day Shift