Registered Nurse; RN Discharge Coordinator, Blount Palliative Care & Hospice

Job Summary

Coordinates continuity of care from acute hospitalization to a lower level of care based upon the patient's needs.

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose:
  Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Facilitates and improves process change as it relates to patient flow and the overall transition of care process.
• Collaborates with physicians, NP, PA, nurses and all other members of the healthcare team to facilitate timely outpatient hospital follow up visits.
• Maximizes Medicare incentives in regard to the transition of care visit.
• Completes timely documentation with respect to needs and goals of the transition of care visit.
• Reviews identified anticipated discharges, identifies barriers and relays transition of care plan to primary care providers.
• Serves as a resource for physicians, nurses and any other member of the outpatient transition of care team.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

• Education
  - Associate degree in Nursing. Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
• Experience
  - Two (2) years in Nursing.

• Holds a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or is licensed to practice as an RN in the state the team member is working.

• Ability to travel throughout the region.

Day (United States of America)

Blount Memorial Hospital

8112 BMPG Palliative and Hospice

BMPG Palliative and Hospice