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Title: Discharge Planner Case Managment
Location: California-Torrance

Providence is calling a Discharge Planner to Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance in Torrance, CA.

Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance is a 436-bed non-profit hospital that has served the greater South Bay communities of Los Angeles since 1960. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and sophisticated technology while providing care with a personal, healing touch. In addition to the finest general medical, surgical and critical care services, we offer a number of specialty programs including Cardiovascular Services, Women’s and Children’s Health, Oncology, and Emergency Care. We are proud to be named one of the Top 50 U.S. Hospitals for Heart Care by Thomson Reuters, the only community hospital in California to receive this honor. We were one of five hospitals in the United States recognized by American Hospital Association-McKesson for leadership and innovation in quality improvement. We received The Choice Award by AAHCP for Outstanding Customer Service Delivery, and were one of 24 hospitals and health systems in the nation to receive the Premier Award for Quality by the Premier healthcare alliance. As a member of Providence Health & Services, a Catholic-sponsored healthcare ministry, we believe strongly in respecting the dignity of each person, and give special concern to the most vulnerable members of our community.

We are seeking a Discharge Planner that will collaborate with the patient/family, multidisciplinary team and physicians, optimizes the process of patient’s progress through the continuum of care, intervening and executing the discharge plan.

In this position you will:

* Work in a collegial manner with physicians and other consultants to implement individualized discharge plans
* Coordinate activities to progress the patient through the continuum of care under the direction of the Case Manager
* Be proactive in assuring the delivery of appropriate, effective, quality, safe discharge in a cost effective manner
* Maintain availability as a resource to facilitate communication among providers and patient/family to remain involved in the discharge plan
* Facilitate system / process improvements to reduce / remove barriers to discharge. Fully participates and promotes focused programs/projects of the Continuum of Care department. Incorporates into daily activity, education of the multidisciplinary team regarding the Case Management Program functions, goals and outcomes.

Required qualifications for this position include:
* 2-5 years experience in hospital discharge planning or social work.
* Current Basic Life Support BLS certification for Healthcare Providers from the American Heart Association
* DRGs, payor systems (managed care, Medi-Cal, Medicare etc.). Basic computer skills required.

Preferred qualifications for this position include:
* BSW or LVN.
* Discharge Planning Certificate

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