Discharge Planner
Job Posting for Discharge Planner at ACCELerate Piscataway
The Discharge Planner will provide appropriate and timely discharge planning from the nursing center by effectively coordinating care, providing education and resources, and advocating for patients. The Discharge Planner serves as a vital link between healthcare providers, patients, and their support networks, facilitating the planning and implementation of comprehensive discharge plans.
Position Highlights
- Identifies patient/resident discharge goals at admission and documents initial discharge plan and involves the patient/resident and family throughout the process.
- Works with patient/resident, family members/significant and interdisciplinary care team through care planning and utilization management during the course of the patient/resident's stay to identify strengths and needs to ensure an appropriate discharge plan is formulated.
- Establishes relationships and maintains contact and referral flow with preferred providers and community-based agencies/services for discharge planning.
- Serves as a liaison between post discharge care providers and the nursing center.
Benefits
- Variable compensation plans
- Tuition, Travel, and Wireless Service Discounts
- Employee Assistance Program to support mental health
- Employee Foundation to assist financially with unforeseen hardships
- Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive (DEI) workplace with DEI committee. DEI is a part of our company's DNA.
- Nursing Student Loan Debt Repayment and Tuition Assistance
- Health, Dental, Vision, Company-paid life insurance, 401K, Paid Time Off
We also offer several voluntary insurances such as:
- Pet Insurance
- Term and Whole Life Insurance
- Short-term Disability
- Hospital Indemnity
- Personal Accident
- Critical Illness
- Cancer Coverage
Restrictions apply based on collective bargaining agreements, applicable state law and factors such as pay classification, job grade, location, and length of service.
Who You Are
- Educated about the accepted standards of practice for social workers in healthcare settings including long-term care.
- Able to adapt to change to include prioritization, problem solving and critical thinking.
- Knowledge of biological, psychological, social, cultural, emotional, spiritual, practical, informational, and financial needs and challenges experienced by the patient/resident, family, and caregiver.
- Competent in values, ethics, and theoretical perspectives; assessment; intervention; aging services, programs, and policies.
Capable of building and maintaining strong relationships with members of the interprofessional team.
Demonstrated excellent communication and interview skills.
Proficient in technological skills and tools required for practice.
Who We Are
Our employees are our most valuable resource. They are the service we provide and the product we deliver. Only through the talent and extraordinary dedication our employees bring to their jobs every day are we able to achieve our mission of delivering high quality healthcare and everyday compassion.
That is why our multifaceted culture is a place where employees can thrive. It is:
- Entrepreneurial. There is employee ownership to meet community post-acute, long-term care and senior living needs sparking innovation, creativity, and collaboration.
- Integrous. We are guided by our Core Values, Code of Conduct and Ethics program.
- Progressive. We provide career ladders, education, and training opportunities so employees can build a long and successful career with us.
- Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive. We foster an environment where our employees, patients, and visitors can be their authentic selves and feel celebrated and welcomed. DEI is in our DNA!
- Bachelor's degree in social work or human services field is required.
- Must possess any certifications/licensures as required by State of employment to practice in long term care.
- Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the spoken English language to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our patients and visitors at the work site when responding to their medical and physical needs.
Compensation: $50,000 - $65,000 annual salary
STAFF PLANNER
Old Bridge Township -
Old Bridge, NJ
Event Planner
Disability Allies -
East Brunswick, NJ
Production - Production Planner Production Planner
Eclaro -
Brunswick, NJ
Salary.com Estimation for Discharge Planner in Piscataway, NJ
$76,028 to $94,429
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution.
Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right.
Surveys & Data Sets
Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs with skills like those required for the Discharge Planner.
Click the checkbox next to the jobs that you are interested in.
-
BI Analytics/Reporting Tools Skill
-
Income Estimation: $59,985 - $76,236
-
Income Estimation: $60,442 - $78,847
-
-
Case Management Skill
-
Income Estimation: $82,377 - $109,781
-
Income Estimation: $88,763 - $110,156
-
This job has expired.
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles
Skills Library
Job openings at ACCELerate Piscataway
ACCELerate Piscataway
Piscataway, NJ
Full Time
ACCELerate Piscataway
Piscataway, NJ
Full Time
ACCELerate Piscataway
Piscataway, NJ
Full Time
Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Discharge Planner jobs in the Piscataway, NJ area that may be a better fit.
We don't have any other Discharge Planner jobs in the Piscataway, NJ area right now.
Surgical Dental Assistant (Discharge)
MAX Surgical Specialty Management, Brunswick, NJ
Coordinator Discharge - (Full Time Day) Lakewood, NJ
RWJBarnabas Health, Lakewood, NJ