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Saint Peter’s Healthcare System · 9 hours ago

Discharge Planning Assistant

New Brunswick, NJ

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$21.13/hr - $34.86/hr

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System is seeking a Discharge Planning Assistant to support care coordination efforts. The role involves initiating referrals, coordinating transportation, and communicating with providers and families to ensure smooth patient discharges.

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Responsibilities

Initiate referrals for subacute, acute, psychiatric, homecare, and DME to identified providers

Print, copy, and fax documentation and files

Obtain authorizations when appropriate

Coordinate transportation for patients and being the point of contact

Communicate with various providers, facilities, and the patients' families to obtain information about patients' previous placements (ie: long-term care facility) and plan of care upon their discharge

Provide timely and accurate updates to staff regarding Medicaid or other insurance details that could impact the patient's care

Call physician offices to schedule follow-up appointments, documenting in the EMR, endorse to Care Coordination Nurse and inform the patient when instructed

Contact community resources, such as homeless shelters and drug treatment programs to determine bed availability

Be a key resource for the Care Coordination Team