What are the responsibilities and job description for the Discharge Analyst /PT position at Cary Medical Center?
Status Hours:
20 hrs/wk
Job Summary:
Cary Medical Center is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative Discharge Analyst to join our team. This position plays a key role in coordinating, monitoring, reviewing, and facilitating the timely and accurate discharge process for patients throughout the organization.
The Discharge Analyst works closely with nursing, case management, providers, registration, billing, utilization review, and ancillary departments to help ensure discharge documentation and related processes are completed accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with regulatory standards.
The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively across multiple departments in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
Why Cary Medical Center?
We take pride in our workplace culture — so much so that our employees have voted us one of the 2025 Best Places to Work in Maine for the fifth year in a row. At Cary, you’ll be part of a supportive, collaborative team where your contributions truly matter.
Join a healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional care to our community while supporting and valuing our employees every step of the way.
Essential Job Duties:
- Monitors patient discharge activity throughout the organization to ensure timely processing and documentation.
- Reviews discharge records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with organizational standards and payer requirements within 3 days of discharge.
- Coordinates with nursing units, case management, providers, and ancillary departments regarding pending discharges and record completion.
- Assists with discharge disposition tracking and verification.
- Ensures required discharge documentation is completed within established timelines.
- Collaborates with Revenue Cycle staff to address discharge-related billing or reimbursement concerns.
- Assists with Medicare, Medicaid, commercial payer, and regulatory compliance requirements associated with discharge status and documentation.
- Maintains accurate discharge tracking logs, reports, and departmental records.
- Assists leadership with audits, data collection, and regulatory surveys.
- Participates in departmental quality improvement and performance improvement initiatives.
- Track and report monthly hospital statistics accurately and in a timely manner.
- Monitor, compile, and report monthly quality indicators to support organization quality initiatives.
- Provide assistance and backup support to file technicians as needed.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Comply with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
- Minimum of two (2) years of healthcare, case management patient access, revenue cycle, discharge planning, or related experience preferred.
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business, nursing, or related field preferred.
- Experience with electronic health record systems and discharge analytics/reporting preferred.
Availability Requirements:
- Must be able to work any shift, holiday, on-call and weekends. Patient load may interfere with work breaks.
Contact:
- To view the full job description or request additional information, please contact Kelly at 207-498-1311 or email klandeen@carymed.org.
- We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, retirement, and paid time off. To view the complete benefits package, click here: Cary Medical Center Benefit Information .