What are the responsibilities and job description for the Discharge Planner - Spencer Hospital position at Spencer Municipal Hospital?
Location:
Spencer, IAWorker Type:
RegularWork Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)Spencer Hospital is proud to employ highly skilled and caring staff members. We offer competitive salaries and benefits as well as a pleasant work environment.
Position Highlights
Spencer Hospital is a rural hospital located in northwest Iowa employing over 500 employees. Positions at Spencer Hospital are not affiliated with Avera; however, we collaborate to provide services to the communities we serve. Employment offers, if accepted, are exclusively with Spencer Hospital.
Spencer Hospital offers competitive wages, affordable insurance, IPERS retirement, in-house education, paid time off, family gym membership and so much more!
Responsibilities:
- Position will include discharge planning and utilization review
- Provides social services to patients and their families, ensuring that medically related psychosocial needs are identified and addressed
- This person assumes responsibility for discharge planning based upon individual patient needs and assists with utilization of resources for cost effective quality care
- Contribute to positive work relationships in the Quality Services department, and with all coworkers in other departments.
- Focus on patient satisfaction and patient safety in the delivery of discharge planning
- Assist with utilization of resources for cost effective quality care
- Assist with the day to day utilization review activities for admission and continued stay reviews for all pay sources in the medical surgical unit, the ICU/PCU unit, a swingbed/skilled level of care, behavioral health unit, and OB unit
- Assist with monitoring medical records for documentation of medical necessity and discharge planning
- Collaborate with physician review activities on the nursing areas. Assist with medical staff quality monitoring program
- Identify and forward any cases that are identified as occurrences to the UR coordinator
- Take an active role in QAPI as needed, focusing on patient safety and patient satisfaction
Requirements:
Position may be filled by an RN or Social Worker:
- Able to function independently and demonstrate flexibility, personal integrity and the ability to work effectively with patients, staff, physicians and community resources
RN:
- Registered Nurse IA License
- Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in direct patient care
- Utilization Review experience preferred
- BSN preferred
- Clinical knowledge of medical, surgical, OB, Behavioral health, and swing bed/skilled bed level of care
Social Worker (BSW or MSW):
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related Human Services Field
- BSW preferred
- Iowa Social Work license preferred but not required
- Minimum of 3 to 5 years of acute care experience preferred
Schedule:
- Full-time - 72 hours per pay period
- Regular day hours Monday through Friday
- Hours may fluctuate with workload demands
Please contact Spencer Hospital Human Resources for any questions at 712.264.6205 or email hr@spencerhospital.org.
Learn more about Spencer Hospital: spencerhospital.org
