(Archived) RN Discharge Planning

Registered Nurse RN) - Discharge Planning job in Fairfield, California.

The Registered Nurse (RN) - Discharge Planning job is within the military medical system and is a civilian position. Civilian and military personnel work together in the extensive military medical system. The hospitals and medical clinics provide services to the active duty military service members, military retirees, and their families and provide a full range of medical services.

Our employees are our best assets! Come join our team of healthcare professionals where you are valued.

• Monday-Friday
• Days only!
• Fantastic PTO accrual rate
• Competitive Compensation
• Benefit Package (health, dental, and vision plans)
• Dedication Program Manager to support your employment

Registered Nurse (RN) - Discharge Planning Job Overview:

• Effectively apply core discharge planning and case management functions
• Knowledge in medical privacy and confidentiality
• Knowledge in ICD-10 and concepts Length of Stay (LOS) and Avoidable Bed Days.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; apply critical thinking skills and expertise in resolving complicated healthcare, social, interpersonal and financial patient situations
• Assessment. Proactively identifies and evaluates patients for discharge planning/case management within 24 hours of identification or notification, or by close of the first business day after a weekend or holiday.
• Conducts systematic, on-going, thorough collection of patient's physical, emotional, psychological, social and medical status and information via direct patient contact, family/caregiver, and other relevant sources such as professional and non-professional caregivers.
• Reviews the patient's medical record against McKesson (InterQual) discharge planning criteria to determine readiness for discharge.
• Planning. Develops an appropriate patient-specific discharge plan of care within 5 working days.
• Implementation. Coordinates and executes the discharge plan with the patient and family/caregiver, optimizing access to appropriate services.
• Coordination. Ensures coordination of care delivery processes, to include alternate healthcare settings and the home environment, for the purposes of enhancing the patient's health and wellness, safety, productivity, and quality of life, and for providing the most beneficial, cost-effective health care.
• Documents in accordance with existing local facility/AF/DoD and other agency guidelines.
• Evaluation: Actions may include timeliness of completion of the discharge plan, patient's adherence and response to the plan, identification of variances, patterns or trends from established practice guidelines and/or standards, established outcome measurements, results of interventions, treatment delivery and timeliness of care, and utilization of resources.
• Must complete discharge plans IAW MTF policy to minimize extensions of inpatient stays beyond that which is clinically necessary after completion of physician's discharge orders

Registered Nurse (RN) - Discharge Planning Job Qualifications:

• BLS
• Associates Degree of Nursing
• Graduate from a NLNAC or CCNE accrediated college or university
• RN Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted. Any U.S. state.
• Minimum of 3 years for ADN or 2 years for BSN full-time experience in clinical case management

Position contingent on contract award. Incumbents HIGHLY encourage to contact us! Come join our team of healthcare professionals!

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FSR provides healthcare professionals to government healthcare facilities supporting active military service members, retirees, and their families nationwide. Since 2004, FSR has matched talented individuals to organizations to create mutually beneficial, sustainable partnerships. FSR is a well-established, award winning organization built with committed professionals who have a unified vision of helping others to succeed and thrive.

We invite you to join our team and grow with us!

FSR is a woman-owned, minority, small business based out of Maryland.

Federal Staffing Resources dba FSR is an Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran/military spouse

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.