Discharge Planner Social Srvcs
Job Description
The Care and Discharge Planner is responsible for coordinating and implementing care and post-discharge plans/instructions under the direction of licensed Social Service staff. The Care and Discharge Planner works with the patient, family and licensed Social Service staff to provide optimum care and discharge plans based on patient needs. Assists with staffing and completion of treatment plans. Prepares Social Service discharge documentation and prepares documentation for the next level of care providers. Sets discharge appointments and arranges transportation as necessary. Tracks and prepares Medicare Discharge letters for patient signature as needed.
Qualifications:
- Prior experience in discharge planning and insurance plans preferred
Over a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness. One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability.
As the country's largest physician-led, minority-owned, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients. Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world.
Based in Dallas, Steward currently operates 33 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
Steward Health Care is proud to be a minority, physician owned organization. Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are at the foundation of the care we provide, the community services we support and all our employment practices. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.
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