Clinical Nurse: Discharge & Care Transitions Specialist

Metro North Hospital & Health Service; Caboolture; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive salary with annual incre m

Employer super contribution up to 12.5

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Job summary

Metro North Hospital & Health Service in Caboolture is seeking a Clinical Nurse Discharge Planner to coordinate complex discharges and ensure safe transitions across acute, subacute, community and primary care services.

You will apply advanced clinical assessment and planning, advise on community services, support patients with complex needs, and lead quality improvement within the PACE team, contributing to reduced avoidable readmissions.

Qualifications

• Coordinate complex discharge planning across acute, subacute, community and primary healthcare services.
• Apply advanced clinical assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation to deliver high-quality patient-centred care.
• Provide expert advice on community services, ongoing care pathways and referral processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate complex discharge planning activities to support safe and effective transitions of care across services.
• Apply advanced clinical assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation to deliver high-quality patient-centred care.
• Provide expert advice on community services, ongoing care pathways and referral processes to support optimal patient outcomes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, patients, families and external providers to facilitate integrated and coordinated care.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives and provide clinical support and education within the PACE service.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Discharge planning

Care coordination

Team collaboration

Job description

Metro North Hospital & Health Service in Caboolture is seeking a Clinical Nurse Discharge Planner to coordinate complex discharges and ensure safe transitions across acute, subacute, community and primary care services.

You will apply advanced clinical assessment and planning, advise on community services, support patients with complex needs, and lead quality improvement within the PACE team, contributing to reduced avoidable readmissions.