Supervisor, Care Coordination & Discharge Planning

UPMC McKeesport is searching for a Supervisor of Clinical Care & Discharge Planning

This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $10,000- paid out to you in a one-time installment within your first 90 days! 

This role will assist in covering the following areas:

• Med-Surg
• Emergency Department 
• Inpatient Rehabilitation 
• Stepdown
• Supervisor duties

Scheduled Hours:

• Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM with occasional weekend days
• Flexibility to work 10-hour shifts, if desired

Responsibilities:

• Oversee clinical care and discharge planning across multiple departments.
• Ensure safe discharge for patients to their next level of care.
• Monitor length of stay and work to prevent readmissions.
• Collaborate with the leadership team to achieve hospital goals.
• Provide supervision and support to staff, fostering a positive and productive work environment.

Qualifications:

• Previous supervisor experience preferred
• Minimum 3 years of experience in discharge planning, care coordination, or managing departmental operations
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.

What Makes This Role Unique:

• Opportunity to learn and hone leadership skills.
• Work closely with the leadership team to achieve hospital goals.
• Play a crucial role in ensuring patient safety and quality care.
• Our department is dedicated to ensuring safe discharge for patients while being mindful of length of stay and preventing readmissions.
• Be part of a team that values collaboration, innovation, and excellence in patient care.

If you are passionate about clinical care and discharge planning and are looking for an opportunity to grow your leadership skills, we encourage you to apply for this exciting position at UPMC McKeesport!

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with the Director to ensure effective processes and systems are established and maintained to meet departmental goals.
• Oversees daily operations of the Discharge Planning staff under the direction of the Director. Ensures productivity standards are met.
• Utilizes expert leadership and critical thinking skills to efficiently coordinate and direct discharge planning expectations among all health care providers while maximizing use of resources. Takes a leadership role in the mentoring and monitoring of department staff. Participates in leadership development.
• Hires and terminates staff as necessary. Establishes and monitors performance and provides feedback and guidance to staff. Conducts annual performance evaluations.
• Functions as a resource person for the care management and denial management processes. Develops and implements processes for timely and accurate documentation of appropriate data relating to concurrent denials. Assures regulatory compliance in determining denial of service and/or providing notices of non-coverage.
• Ensure training programs address identified needs of department staff.
• Maintains a tracking system for overseeing and monitoring progress toward established goals and objectives of the discharge planning program.
• Collaborates with other UPMC departments to establish mechanisms to address issues related to discharge planning, tracks avoidable day/delay documentation, and reports trends/barriers to Director.
• Participates in the development of the Clinical Care Coordination and Discharge Planning department annual budget and plans for department needs under the direction of and in collaboration with the Director. Monitors actual expenses against budget and reports variances.