Discharge Planner - Home Care jobs in Longview, TX

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree is human services field preferred 

• Nursing License, Social Worker License, or 1 years coordinating utilization review and discharge planning activities   

• Computer proficiency, including Excel, Word, Publisher, and EMR use required 

• Impeccable ethics, integrity, and outstanding interpersonal and communications skills 

• Positive demeanor and clear understanding of professional boundaries with patients with sound clinical judgement 

• Ability to follow directives explicitly, adhere to facility policies, provide patient-driven customer service, and exercise time management skills 

• Knowledge of MAT or substance use disorders- helpful 

• Schedule flexibility, holiday, and weekend rotation may be required 

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Primary Responsibilities:  

• Participates as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team by collaboratively engaging with all disciplines regarding concerns or barriers to discharge plan. 

• Responsible for documenting each engagement with the patient and anyone involved in the patient’s care. 

• Timely and complete medical documentation. 

• Manages assigned discharging patients with appropriate discharge plans in place and communicate discharge plans to external agencies. 

• Participates in all Performance Improvement and Quality measures.   

• Upholds familiarity with State and Federal laws and regulations. 

• Adherence to facility policy and procedures, State & Federal law, and Joint Commission accreditation regulations and standards. 

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Pay Band: Full Time, $18-25/hr 

As this is not an all-inclusive list. Other duties may be assigned as required by Patient and Facility needs.