DISCHARGE PLANNER RN (HYBRID)
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DISCHARGE PLANNER RN (HYBRID)

Centers Plan for Healthy Living

Location: New York,NY, USA

Date: 2024-10-22T07:30:00Z

Job Description:

Discharge Planner RN (Hybrid)

Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY, USA

Req #12029

Monday, October 7, 2024

Discharge Planner RN (NYU)

Responsible for assessing patient care needs and planning home health care services.

Duties and Responsibilities

+ Coordinates, screens and assesses home health care needs of patients referred to Agency

+ Facilitate communication between patients, families, and healthcare providers regarding treatment plans and discharge preparations.

+ Coordinate patient admissions, transfers, and discharges efficiently while adhering to hospital policies and regulatory requirements

+ Provide patient and family education on healthcare issues, treatment options, and available resources.

+ Completes intake process within established time parameters

+ Collaborates with physicians, nurses and discharge planners to identify patient care needs and to establish the appropriate level of care for patients referred to the Agency

+ Establishes and completes an individualized Plan of Treatment in accordance with MD orders, patient care needs, insurance guidelines and Agency protocol, including the identification of formal/informal supports in carrying out plan

+ Ensures that the needed DME, medical supplies and ancillary services are ordered and documented

+ Contacts managed care personnel when appropriate to obtain necessary initial authorizations

+ Notifies referring party if patient will require alternative discharge plan

+ Delegates specific tasks to support staff providing clear, timely direction to ensure continuity of care

+ Serves as a resource to all persons contacting the agency for information

+ Treats all referral parties, patients, family members and hospital staff courteously and in a non-discriminatory manner

+ Demonstrates sound knowledge of reimbursement and billing practices for Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, charity care and other third-party payers

+ Demonstrates cultural sensitivity

+ Maintains patient confidentiality at all times

+ Demonstrates working knowledge of State and Federal regulations

+ Participates in Quality and Performance Improvement activities and in the orientation process for agency staff

+ Performs other related duties as required

+ Demonstrates a high degree of commitment to customer relations and quality service

+ Utilizes community resources as appropriate to meet patient care needs

Job Performance

+ Demonstrates ability to perform quality and effective services.

+ Demonstrates ability to set and meet objectives, and to find increasingly efficient ways to perform task.

+ Completes work, and documentation with accuracy and within agency time frames.

+ Requires minimal supervision and is self-directed.

+ Understands the delivery of service within home care.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred

+ License to practice as a registered nurse in the state, BSN preferred

+ Effective verbal and written communication skills

+ Excellent problem-solving skills

+ Ability to organize multiple responsibilities and set priorities

+ Excellent skills in customer relations

+ Two years of home health nursing preferred

Job Type:Full-time

Other details

+ Pay Type Salary

+ Min Hiring Rate $95,000.00

+ Max Hiring Rate $110,000.00

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+ Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY, USA

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