Discharge Coordinator

Position: Discharge Coordinator 8755 #13256
Job #: 13256

Job Category: Nursing

Job Type: Part Time

Shift Type: Variable

Facility:

Department: Case Management

Pay Range: $19.05/hr.

- $25.60/hr.

Open Date: 11.26.25

Close Date:

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Completion of sophomore year of college in pre-med, nursing, EMT/Paramedic, Chemistry/Biology or other professional or allied health field preferred
• Current BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross for Healthcare Providers

Job Details:

Start Date:

Open Until Filled. This part-time position requires 64-71 hours worked per pay period.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent Preferred
• Completion of sophomore year of college in pre-med, nursing, EMT/Paramedic, Chemistry/Biology or other professional or allied health field preferred
• Current BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross for Healthcare Providers
• Medical Terminology and Pharmacology preferred
• Work experience in Acute Hospital care
• Must be detailed oriented, have excellent analytical and problem solving skills, and the ability to manage workload and competing priorities in order to complete tasks in a timely manner
• The ability to read and interpret clinical information and resolve issues with providers, learn new software and latest technologies
• Good communication skills, able to communicate on the phone and in person with any patient, physician or nurse
• Ability to organize and work efficiently meeting deadlines under minimal supervision. Must be able to be highly mobile and on feet continuously for multiple hours of the day. Must be able to type accurately and utilize the Electronic Health Record for documentation of the Discharge Process.
• Follows the Code of Conduct and dress code to inspire confidence in his/her professional appearance and behavior
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, move workstation on wheels without restriction, requiring movement in and out of patient rooms, including isolation
• Knowledge of community resources and various DME companies, Home Health Agencies, Transportation companies, etc. to facilitate access by patients as they transition to their discharge destinations
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Typing skills to facilitate use of Vista for communications including consults, orders, transfer documents, permits and various forms that require completion of the patient record

Duties &
Responsibilities:

Job Summary

The Discharge Coordinator works as part of the Case Management team to facilitate and improve the discharge experience of the patient. Following the Discharge Plan as established by the Case Management RN, the Discharge Coordinator will act independently on assigned tasks under the supervision of the Case Management RN. The Discharge Coordinator will work collaboratively on the discharge plan, which is developed by the Case Management RN, including participating in the development and management of the discharge processing of each patient as they complete their plan of care and transition towards their discharge disposition.

Collaborates with discharge planners, nursing staff, and other ancillary staff regarding documentation to queries prior to patient discharge. The Discharge Coordinator will take the lead to evaluate and identify early in the stay any barriers that may prohibit a safe and timely discharge on the day that the discharge order is written.

Duties

• Will coordinate the ordering of DME supplies that are identified by the Case Management RN during the assessment for post discharge needs of each patient
• Will arrange any needed transportation for the day of discharge for each patient that has identified that they have no transportation available in the planning
• Complete the CM SNF/Acute Rehab transfer template after the Case Management RN has established the discharge plan
• Send each transfer request to various SNF/Acute Rehab facilities per patient preference and verify that this was received
• Discuss with intake coordinators at SNF/Acute Rehab appropriateness of patient transfer requests and communicate with the Case Management RN, patient, and/or family of the patient
• Daily review with SNF staff for potential transfers each day prior to planned transfers
• Update the hospitalist Dashboard and the patients discharge plan note in the electronic health record with pertinent barriers or transfer plans per patient discharge planning needs
• Update the AM/PM/No's daily from the Hospitalists onto the dashboard
• Obtain signatures on Medicare's Important message to beneficiaries and update the MCARE IM spreadsheet daily
• Obtain signatures on day of discharge Medicare's Important Message to beneficiaries
• Interview each patient for appropriate demographics on Discharge Planning template
• Interview and obtain patient insurance information and record on Discharge Planning template
• During interview process obtain previous Home health agency preferences/history
• On the day of discharge, after the unit clerk has processed the orders, the Coordinator will go over the plan of discharge and…