Registered Nurse - Discharge Planner

Registered Nurse (Rn) Discharge Planner

ERP International is seeking a full time Registered Nurse (RN) Discharge Planner at Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center, Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV.

Join our team of exceptional health care professionals across the nation. Come discover the immense pride and job satisfaction ERP Employees experience in providing care for our Military Members, their Families and Retired Military Veterans! ERP International is honored to have been named one of The Washington Post's 2025 Top Workplaces!

Apply online today and discover more about this exceptional employment opportunity.

Excellent Compensation & Exceptional Comprehensive Benefits!

No Weekends! No Holidays! No Call! Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Time, Paid Federal Holidays!

Medical/Dental/Vision, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Health Savings Account and more available!

Annual CME Stipend and License/Certification Reimbursement!

Matching 401K!

ERP is a nationally respected provider of health, science, and technology solutions supporting clients in the government and commercial sectors. We provide comprehensive enterprise information technology, strategic sourcing, and management solutions to DoD and federal civilian agencies in 40 states. Founded in 2006, ERP is headquartered in Laurel, MD and maintains satellite offices in Montgomery, AL and San Antonio, TX - plus project locations nationwide.

ERP is an Equal Opportunity Employer
- Disability and Veteran.

Schedule:

Monday
- Friday between the hours of 7:00am and 5:00pm, 9 hour shift to include a 1 hour lunch break. Not to exceed 40 hours per week.

Shift Structure:
Daily shifts will be assigned as 8, 10, or 12-hour durations to meet mission needs. All shifts include a minimum 30-minute uncompensated lunch break.

Schedule Management:
The specific work schedule is determined by the Government supervisor.

No Holidays/Possible Weekends/No Call

Job Specific Details and Tasks:

• Provides discharge planning services to all individuals admitted to the medical treatment facility (MTF) as inpatients, same day surgery, and emergency department patients.
• Triages discharge planning needs to permit DP to meet the most urgent, unusual needs. Develops template for repetitive DP processes/procedures to maximize efficient delivery of services when DP is over tasked.
• Accurately predict discharge/transfer needs to avert unnecessary delay in discharge, or extended Lengths of Stay (LOS) yet achieving a safe/timely discharge.
• Facilitates the smooth transition from an inpatient setting to the next appropriate level of care through effective professional coordination with the patient, the patient's family/caregiver, and the multidisciplinary healthcare team. This coordination includes patients needing consideration for, but is not limited to, acute, chronic, multiple, complex, catastrophic, or life-threatening illnesses; patients having experienced combat stress, residuals of traumatic brain injury; persons experiencing community adjustment problems;
  
  addictions; psychiatric illnesses and other health problems.
• Collaborates with utilization management, case management, Medical Discharge Planning Social worker and other members of the healthcare team to achieve a timely, appropriate, safe discharge that meets the patient's needs and is IAW local facility/ Department of Defense/War (DoD/W) as well as local and national discharge
• Assesses, plans, monitors, and evaluates patient care through discharge planning
• Applies Interqual (McKesson)/Milliman or other facility endorsed in- and out-patient evidence-based programs to monitor Length of Stay (LOS) as well as admission and discharge criteria.
• Actively participates in arranging transfers both into the Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center (MOMMC) and to other medical facilities either for care not available at the MOMMC or to a higher level of care. This includes assisting in obtaining authorizations from the primary insurer as well as identifying suitable transport mechanism (ambulance, helicopter, etc.).
• Surveys the continuum of care for quality of care concerns and reports them to supervisor, physician advisor, Chief Nurse Executive or other interested parties as
• Participates in committee meetings, working groups, process action teams and other groups as indicated/directed.
• Coordinates and contacts clinical units responsible for patient care prior to the discharge of the patient from the hospital to ensure that discharge planning requirements have been met, i.e., requirements for durable medical equipment (DME), such as walkers, wheelchairs, oxygen, referral to Case Management, Diabetes Educator, Social Work Service agencies, family counseling, Home Health Care (HHC) and Community Health
• Monitors trends in LOS to identify processes which extend LOS beyond community standards, to ensure MTF is aware of trends and to repair processes, when possible, to expedite safe timely discharges.
• Coordinates with third party payers, as well as TRICARE Managed Care Support Contractor…