UPMC
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates support services and resources to facilitate effective discharge plans for patients to ensure optimal clinical and financial outcomes. Acts as a liaison between patients, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary care team to manage transitions of care.
Requires a Diploma or Associate's Degree in Nursing, or a Bachelor's degree in social work or a related health/human services field. No prior discharge planning experience is required, though clinical or patient-facing experience is preferred.
UPMC is hiring a Discharge Planning Associate at our Community Osteopathic campus in Harrisburg! This is a full time, day shift position working an every 4th weekend and rotating holiday schedule.
In conjunction with the Discharge Planning team, the Associate coordinates the appropriate support services and resources throughout UPMC to facilitate effective discharge plans that achieve optimal satisfaction, clinical, and financial outcomes along the defined continuum of care.
Identify clinical, psychosocial, historical, financial, cultural, and spiritual needs that guide the planning process with the patient to attain optimal outcomes. Take patient/family/caregiver level of health literacy into consideration. Evaluate patient/family/caregiver level of understanding and engagement with the progress toward goals and incorporate findings into the plan of care. Balances resources with patient preferences and goals of care. Evaluate the potential impact of social determinants of health that may elevate the risk of a poor transition. Complete detailed assessment on every patient in order to establish understanding of medical and social factors, determine patient's capacity for self-care, identify support systems, outline barriers to discharge, and determine likeliness of requiring post-hospital services and the availability of such services. Continually reassess discharge plan for factors that may affect continuing care needs or the appropriateness of the discharge plan. Facilitate teams to develop and execute safe and efficient discharges. Maintain knowledge about area resources and their capabilities and capacities as well as various types of service providers available. Ensure appropriate arrangements for post-hospital care will be made before discharge and work to avoid unnecessary delays in discharge. Integrate patients' goals, the health care team's assessment, risks and available resources in order to develop and coordinate a successful transition plan. Engage in clear communication with the patient/member/caregivers as well as the interdisciplinary care team in order to develop discharge plans. Serve as a liaison between the patient and the care team. Actively collaborate with the attending practitioner, caregivers, and other members of the multidisciplinary team to coordinate an individualized plan of care. Incorporate discipline-specific recommendations, test results, outstanding orders into discharge plan and monitor/revise and respond to the progression of discharge milestone. Serve as a contact between hospitals and post-hospital care facilities as well as the physicians who provide care in either or both of these settings. Recognize and demonstrate shared accountability in development of a discharge plan with the patient/member/caregiver as well as with team members to ensure optimal outcomes. Align practice with the mission, vision, and values of the organization. Adheres to ethical standards and codes of conduct of applicable professional organization and UPMC. Maintain clinical knowledge of and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements. Advocate on behalf of patient/family/caregivers for services access and for the protection of the patient's health, well-being, safety, and rights. Manage cost of care with the benefits of patient safety, clinical quality, risk and patient satisfaction to provide recommendations and decisions that ensure optimal outcomes. Embrace and incorporate innovation and technology to improve collaboration and patient outcomes. Document care in patient medical chart. Provide staff orientation and mentoring as appropriate.
Registered Nurses employed in this position are required to maintain active RN license.
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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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