Care Transition Coordinator

Hurley

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Flint, Michigan

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Coordinates and supports patients transitioning from acute hospital care to post-acute community settings to ensure continuity of care. Collaborates with case managers and clinical navigators to reduce bed turnaround delays and improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

You will provide coordination and support to patients and families transitioning from acute hospital care to post-acute community settings. You must effectively utilize EMR systems and participate in quality improvement activities to ensure continuity of care and positive patient outcomes.

Must Have Skills for ATS

EMR

Job Description

GENERAL SUMMARY: Acts with the goal of providing coordination and support to patients and their families/ care partners in transitioning from the acute hospital to a post acute community setting. Works in concert with the Care Coordination Department, Nurse Case Managers, Social Work Case Managers, and Clinical Navigators to ensure continuity of care, positive patient outcomes, and reduction of bed turnaround delays related to discharge planned to non-home settings. Effectively utilizes EMR. Obtains authorizations and updates statuses for discharge coordination when needed. Participates in quality assessment and continuous quality improvement activities. Works independently and incorporates positive patient experience tools and practices into their daily workflow. Performs all job duties and responsibilities in a courteous and patient-focused manner according to the Hurley Family Standards of Behavior.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the direct supervision of the Director of Care Coordination and Clinical Risk Management and the Manager of Social Work and Social Throughput and Capacity Strain or their designees, who assign and review work for effectiveness and conformance with established policies and procedures.

Hurley

Opportunity is the foundation of a career at Hurley Medical Center. As a premier public non-profit teaching hospital, Hurley provides a range of experience simply unavailable anywhere else in the region. Our world-class training and development helps our doctors, nurses, staff, and administrators continuously grow. Personally, there is literally no limit to the fulfillment only a career in healthcare can offer — especially in a hospital that sees more than a 100,000 patients each year. Quite simply...we educate and employ the best of the best. The key to our success: OUR EMPLOYEES. The 3,000 dedicated people who work at Hurley make a difference in countless lives each day, providing expert care and compassion in our state of the art facility. Hurley strives to use the best and latest technologies and innovations to bring the people of Mid-Michigan and beyond, nothing but the best care. Hurley is home to the region’s only Level I Trauma Center, Level II Pediatric Trauma Center, Burn Center, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hernia Center of Excellence and Acute Care for the Elderly Unit. We serve the youngest members of our community with Hurley Children’s Hospital, located within Hurley Medical Center, the only in the region. We also have Genesee County’s highest and only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Hurley Medical Center maintains affiliations with Michigan State University, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan-Flint, Children’s Hospital of Michigan DMC, Mott Community College and Henry Ford Health System. Located in the heart of Downtown Flint, we offer competitive salaries and benefits. Surrounding the hospital, you will find a thriving and growing environment which includes great shopping, entertainment, museums, a cultural center and a planetarium.
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