Transitional Care Associate Emergency Dept - Tucson, United States - Banner Health

Banner Health

Verified Company

Tucson, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Primary City/State:

Tucson, Arizona

Department Name:

Social Svcs Beh Hlth-Hosp

Work Shift:

Night

Job Category:

Clinical Care

$3,000 Sign On Incentive Available

Banner University Medical Center - South Campus, houses the only Level 1 Academic Medical Center in Tucson meeting the needs of the SMI population.

The Behavioral Health Pavilion is also the largest inpatient psychiatric service in Southern Arizona.

Our team provides patients a safe, supportive environment that fosters healing and facilitates a return to the highest possible level of independence.

Other services include; crisis stabilization, psychiatric assessments, 24-hours psychiatric & nursing care, expressive arts therapy, group therapy, family support therapy, medication management and a separate behavioral health unit within the Emergency Department.

You can become an integral member of our patient's team, along with psychiatric doctors, NPs, pharmacists, Registered Nurses and security officers.

As a Transitional Care Associate, you will work in our emergency department identifying appropriate referrals for inpatient care.

Reviewing packets, managing bed placement, collaborates with nursing and doctors regarding the needs of the patients who are brought in on a voluntary or involuntary basis.

This is for a Full Time, Night Shift position working 12 hour shifts, 3 days a week.

Sunday/Monday/Tuesday 6:00PM-6:30AM

Holidays that fall on these days will be required

Training is during the day M-F 8hrs for the first 2-3 weeks before shifting to night schedule.

Enjoy an 18%-night shift differential and a flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential when applicable.

Your pay and benefits (Total Rewards) are important components of your Journey at Banner Health. Banner Health offers a variety of benefit plans to help you and your family.

We provide health and financial security options so you can focus on being the best at what you do and enjoying your life.

Banner - University Medical Center South is a comprehensive academic medical center that includes an Emergency department, a state-designated trauma center and a Behavioral Health Pavilion.

We are an Arizona Department of Health Services-accredited Cardiac Receiving Center and a Nurses Improving Care for Health system Elders-designated senior-friendly hospital.

The hospital is staffed by physicians who are full-time faculty of the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson and is managed by Banner Health under an operating agreement with Pima County.

Our specialty services include inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, treatment and education for diabetes, innovative geriatrics care and comprehensive orthopedics.

This position facilitates the safe and timely transition of clients from acute care to alternative levels of care such as skilled nursing facility, long-term acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, home infusion therapy, hospice and/or home care or community program.

Facilitates discharge plan for the transition of care and services into the designated setting or service. Provides on-site or telephonic discharge arrangements to post-acute and community services.

CORE FUNCTIONS

Processes and facilitates the timely discharge/transfer of clients from hospital care to identified post-acute setting. Notifies care coordination team member(s) if patient or caregiver demonstrate or verbalize any inability/concern to be able to manage their post-acute plan or responsibilities.
Facilitates/ implements the care plan with proposed interventions in collaboration with healthcare team. Collaborates with all members of the healthcare team to implement, manage and communicate the transition of care arrangements.
Participates in performance improvement projects, Banner initiatives and performs data collection for measurement of projects as assigned.
Documents all interventions in the patient medical record both timely and accurately including all elements of the discharge plan. Performs transfer of accurate, pertinent patient information between all appropriate entities of the post-acute care continuum.
Assist and support patients and families in making appropriate arrangements for the post-acute plan. Performs follow-up calls to patients and providers as indicated and report any concerns to leadership.
Serves as an intermediary when providing community resources to patients, caregiver, and families. Discusses with patient, caregiver, and/or family maintaining clear communication regarding anticipated discharge date and potential care settings.
Maintains knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid and other program benefits to assist patients with transition of care planning and choices.
Employee has freedom to determine how to best accomplish functions within established procedures and implements the discharge plan under the delegated authority of a provider, licensed MSW, registered nurse or other licensed healthcare professional. Confers w