Discharge Coordinator (Administrative)
Job Summary:
Provides support to the Case Management team of Case Managers and Social Workers to facilitate discharge planning and ensure efficient patient throughput. Assist with submission of placement referrals, hemodialysis schedule coordination, facilitate Durable Medical Equipment (DME) delivery, and coordinating discharge plans.
Experience:
- Minimum one year hospital experience preferred
- Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel
- Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
- Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
Education:
- High School graduate or equivalent
Licensure/Certification:
- Must successfully complete and maintain LA City Fire Card certification at the time of hire or within the first 30 days of employment
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct all activities in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. These Laws pertain to such areas as abuse, antitrust, employment discrimination, environmental fraud, false claims, lobbying and political activity, self-referral prohibitions and tax.
- Promote the highest standards of business ethics and integrity. Associates must represent our organization accurately and honestly, and must not engage in any activity intended to defraud anyone of money, property or services. Associates must act in good faith in our organization's best interests.
- Maintain the confidentiality of patient information, and protect confidential and proprietary information out associates and our organization.
- Conduct activities and relationships with others so as to avoid actual conflict of interest, in fact or even appearance. In the event of conflicts, associates must make full disclosure and take appropriate action under the Hospital's Conflict of Interest Policy.
- Conduct business transactions with suppliers, contractors, vendors and other third parties at arm's length, and without offers of or solicitations for gifts, favors or other improper inducements.
- Exercise responsible stewardship to preserve and protect our organization's assets by making prudent and effective use of its resources.
- Accept responsibility to adheres to company policies and procedures.
- Develop and maintain an environment of respect and value.
- Communicate any legal or ethical violations or concerns to appropriate personnel or Corporate Compliance Officer or the Values Line immediately.
- Will not retaliate against any associate and report retaliation to appropriate personnel immediately.
- Checks for health care benefits by utilizing internal and external hospital resources to preserve health care benefits and coordinate ongoing care.
- Communicates with Case Managers and Social Workers to organize priorities for work list of daily discharges.
- Provides clerical support and backup to include but not limited to making phone calls to check availability of beds, fax face sheet and orders to DME provider.
- Keep Case Manager informed of all communication between patients, their families and the providers.
- Responsible for arranging transport, faxing demographics, orders, etc to potential vendors and keeping a log of all arrangements to verify work is done.
- Other duties as assigned or needed.
Salary Range: $31.38-42.16 per hour
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