DISCHARGE PLANNING ASST

Washington, WA

10,001+ employees

Hospitals

About the position

The Discharge Planning Assistant is responsible for ensuring effective communication between services within the hospital and the community for the purposes of patient discharge. The Discharge Planning Assistant is responsible for discharge flow for all patients from inpatient level of care to safely be discharged and transitioned to their community and/or next level of care timely.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Social Services Department with discharge planning including aftercare arrangements.
• Discharge planning includes locating and referring for services, scheduling follow-up appointments, and transportation arrangements from the hospital to next level of care.
• Assists with completion of patient satisfaction surveys, and clinical outcomes surveys (CABA/BASIS).
• Initiates follow up calls to external referral sources, including management of care point alerts.
• Assists with tracking discharge data: Compiles discharge reports and data.
• Audits and confirms that all discharge paperwork is accurate and complete prior to accompanying the patient to their safe transition home or to a community-based program.

Requirements

• High School Diploma required, BA preferred.
• Minimum of one (1) years' experience in a job related field.
• Candidates must meet the company's hiring criteria to include a pre-employment verifications, background investigation and drug test.

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• UHS employee discounted stock option plan
• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repay Program
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
• Life Insurance and Disability Insurances
• Flexible Spending Account
• Pre-tax Metro SmartTrip Benefits
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!