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Job Summary
The registered nurse working in as a Discharge Planning Nurse is responsible for performing case management, utilization review, quality assurance, and discharge planning first.
Responsibilities specific to Discharge Planning includes assessment, identification of specific needs, and social service intervention or referral while in the acute setting. Awareness of services available to patients and their families are an important part of this assessment. Determining patient needs on basis of diagnosis; prognosis and social support system/person information are included in the initial assessment process. Upon individual recognition and staff referral, the discharge planner will contact the appropriate agency to meet the patient’s social, emotional and spiritual needs.
Responsibilities specific to Utilization Review include performing admission and concurrent review, and at times retro-review of all in-patients conforming to Medicare and Medi-Cal requirements. These review processes may be applicable also to Contracted Managed Care members who are patients in the acute/ extended care units of the hospital. Issuance of non-coverage letters at time of discharge to the acute/extended care patient is also considered part of the discharge planning process as specified by contracted Health Plans and HCFA.
Responsibilities specific to Quality Assurance include performing surveillance and data collection as directed for trend recognition and development of effective actions/plans.
Duties
Organizational Expectations
Functional Demands
Semi- Sedentary: Sits and walks throughout workday
Generally lifting objects not more than 25 lbs. and/or carrying objects weighing 10 lbs.
Available Shifts:
Per Diem Variable Shifts
Human Resources
530-712-2137
hrrecruiting@orohosp.com
Full Time
$126k-168k (estimate)
04/23/2023
06/20/2024
orovillehospital.com
Oroville, CA
500 - 1,000