Discharge Planner - Lake Charles, United States - Lake Charles Memorial Health System
Description
Clinical Case Management Discharge Planner
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:
- The Clinical Case Management Discharge Planner provides discharge planning to patients and families.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
- Determining which hospital or community resource should be included in the patients discharge plan.
- Accurately assesses patient's financial resources, makes referrals to community groups to provide assistance as needed.
- Coordinates transfers to extended care facilities, group homes, or other acute hospitals as appropriate.
- Documents discharge plan in medical records, completing final documentation within two working days of discharge.
- Functions as a member of a multidisciplinary case management team.
- Participates fully as a member of Clinical Case Management Department.
- Participates in the patient satisfaction survey.
- Participates in continuing education programs to maintain skills and social work licensure.
- Effectively solves problems.
_The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description._
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent, BS or BA preferred.
- One year experience in social service field. Applicants in a health care setting will be given preference.
- Ability to communicate with patient, family, peers, and medical personnel and community referral agencies.
Physical Demands/Work Environment
- Work requires a variety of physical activities, including moving about within and outside of all hospital properties for long periods of time.
- Must be able to respond quickly and effectively to emergency and nonemergent situations.
- May be required to assist in controlling disorderly conduct or combative patients.
- Must be able to exchange accurate information with patient, family, peers and medical personnel.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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