UPMC Jameson is hiring a Discharge Planning Associate or Discharge Plan Manager to join the Clinical Care Coordination Team! This full-time role will work Monday through Friday from either 7AM-3:30PM or four, 10-hour shifts each week from 7AM-5PM. Rotating weekends and holidays are required.

Final candidates will be selected for a job title within the career ladder that reflects level of education, experience, and manager discretion at time of offer.

Discharge Planning Associate:

Purpose:
In conjunction with the Discharge Planning team, the Associate coordinates the appropriate support services and resources throughout UPMC to facilitate effective discharge plans that achieve optimal satisfaction, clinical, and financial outcomes along the defined continuum of care.

Responsibilities:

Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors. Performs other duties as assigned. Advocate on behalf of patient/family/caregivers for services access and for the protection of the patient’s health, well-being, safety, and rights. Align practice with the mission, vision, and values of the organization. Adheres to ethical standards and codes of conduct of applicable professional organization and UPMC. Maintain clinical knowledge of and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements. Complete detailed assessment on every patient in order to establish understanding of medical and social factors, determine patient’s capacity for self-care, identify support systems, outline barriers to discharge, and determine likeliness of requiring post-hospital services and the availability of such services.  Continually reassess discharge plan for factors that may affect continuing care needs or the appropriateness of the discharge plan. Embrace and incorporate innovation and technology to improve collaboration and patient outcomes. Document care in patient medical chart. Engage in clear communication with the patient/member/caregivers as well as the interdisciplinary care team in order to develop discharge plans.  Serve as a liaison between the patient and the care team.  Actively collaborate with the attending practitioner, caregivers, and other members of the multidisciplinary team to coordinate an individualized plan of care. Incorporate discipline-specific recommendations, test results, outstanding orders into discharge plan and monitor/revise and respond to the progression of discharge milestone. Facilitate teams to develop and execute safe and efficient discharges. Maintain knowledge about area resources and their capabilities and capacities as well as various types of service providers available.  Ensure appropriate arrangements for post-hospital care will be made before discharge and work to avoid unnecessary delays in discharge.  Integrate patients’ goals, the health care team’s assessment, risks and available resources in order to develop and coordinate a successful transition plan. Identify clinical, psychosocial, historical, financial, cultural, and spiritual needs that guide the planning process with the patient to attain optimal outcomes.  Take patient/family/caregiver level of health literacy into consideration. Evaluate patient/family/caregiver level of understanding and engagement with the progress toward goals and incorporate findings into the plan of care. Balances resources with patient preferences and goals of care.  Evaluate the potential impact of social determinants of health that may elevate the risk of a poor transition. Manage cost of care with the benefits of patient safety, clinical quality, risk and patient satisfaction to provide recommendations and decisions that ensure optimal outcomes. Provide staff orientation and mentoring as appropriate. Recognize and demonstrate shared accountability in development of a discharge plan with the patient/member/caregiver as well as with team members to ensure optimal outcomes. Serve as a contact between hospitals and post-hospital care facilities as well as the physicians who provide care in either or both of these settings.

 

Discharge Plan Manager:

Purpose:
The Discharge Plan Manager functions as the coordinator and is accountable for all post-discharge needs and acts as financial steward for the hospital by assessing for relevant factors, engaging with the care team, and placing a focus on an optimal discharge plan with timely utilization of hospital resources. This optimal discharge plan reviews discipline recommendations and coordinates necessary care for positive patient outcomes outside of the inpatient setting.

Responsibilities:

Identify clinical, psychosocial, historical, financial, cultural, and spiritual needs that guide the planning process with the patient to attain optimal outcomes. Take patient/family/caregiver level of health literacy into consideration. Evaluate patient/family/caregiver level of understanding and engagement with the progress toward goals and incorporate findings into the plan of care. Balances resources with patient preferences and goals of care. Evaluate the potential impact of social determinants of health that may elevate the risk of a poor transition. Complete detailed assessment on every patient in order to establish understanding of medical and social factors, determine patient’s capacity for self-care, identify support systems, outline barriers to discharge, and determine likeliness of requiring post-hospital services and the availability of such services. Continually reassess discharge plan for factors that may affect continuing care needs or the appropriateness of the discharge plan. Facilitate teams to develop and execute safe and efficient discharges. Maintain knowledge about area resources and their capabilities and capacities as well as various types of service providers available. Ensure appropriate arrangements for post-hospital care will be made before discharge and work to avoid unnecessary delays in discharge. Integrate patients’ goals, the health care team’s assessment, risks and available resources in order to develop and coordinate a successful transition plan. Engage in clear communication with the patient/member/caregivers as well as the interdisciplinary care team in order to develop discharge plans. Serve as a liaison between the patient and the care team. Actively collaborate with the attending practitioner, caregivers, and other members of the multidisciplinary team to coordinate an individualized plan of care. Incorporate discipline-specific recommendations, test results, outstanding orders into discharge plan and monitor/revise and respond to the progression of discharge milestone. Serve as a contact between hospitals and post-hospital care facilities as well as the physicians who provide care in either or both of these settings. Recognize and demonstrate shared accountability in development of a discharge plan with the patient/member/caregiver as well as with team members to ensure optimal outcomes. Align practice with the mission, vision, and values of the organization. Adheres to ethical standards and codes of conduct of applicable professional organization and UPMC. Maintain clinical knowledge of and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements. Advocate on behalf of patient/family/caregivers for services access and for the protection of the patient’s health, well-being, safety, and rights. Manage cost of care with the benefits of patient safety, clinical quality, risk and patient satisfaction to provide recommendations and decisions that ensure optimal outcomes. Embrace and incorporate innovation and technology to improve collaboration and patient outcomes. Document care in patient medical chart. Provide staff orientation and mentoring as appropriate.