Discharge Coordinator

St Vincent's Care Services; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay

Private health insurance discounts

Salary packaging options

Novated leasing

Meals & Entertainment card

Fitness Passport access

Job summary

St Vincent's Care Services is seeking a Discharge Coordinator at St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba to lead patient discharge planning and ensure safe, timely transitions. You will collaborate closely with nursing and medical teams, patients and families, and community services to coordinate post-discharge care.

The role requires an AHPRA-registered nurse with experience in community or facility discharge planning, strong communication, and the ability to manage complex cases in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Registered with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse.
• Previous experience in community and/or facility settings.
• Ability to work a permanent full-time schedule (38 hours per week).
• Strong communication and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient discharge planning to ensure timely, safe transitions from hospital to next level of care.
• Liaise with patients, families, and community services to arrange post-discharge support.
• Support the admission/discharge processes and case management for patients with extended length of stay.
• Collaborate with nursing and medical staff to deliver high-quality patient care.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Case management

Liaison with clinical teams

Education

Nursing qualification (RN)

Job description

St Vincent's Care Services – Toowoomba QLD

This rewarding opportunity will see you join the St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba (SVPHT) as our Discharge Coordinator. You will bring your passion to the role where you will work with a great team to support quality patient care. This role will be pivotal in delivering quality services to our patients and visitors in a caring, friendly atmosphere.

St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba is the largest acute private hospital on the Darling Downs. We are a 197-bed facility with highly experienced and skilled staff that work as a team to deliver the highest standard of healthcare to all our patients. Our services include medical, surgical, maternity, paediatric, emergency, cardiac and rehabilitation.

Things that work for you:

• Competitive hourly rates and paid approved overtime
• Access to Blue Light Card - discounted service for frontline workers (available for over 350 brands inc. Big W, The Good Guys, Samsung)
• Private health insurance discounts through Medibank or Bupa
• Options for purchasing additional annual leave
• Excellent salary packaging options up to $15,990, Novated leasing, plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum
• Opportunity to work for the nation's largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider
• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families
• Access to Fitness Passport (FP)

Things that work for us:

• Registered with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) as a Registered Nurse
• Previous experience in community and/or facility (or similar role)
• Ability to work on a permanent full-time basis (38 hours per week)
• Effective communication skills at all levels enabling you to achieve best practice
• To provide a consultative and liaison focused service aimed at supporting medical and nursing staff in the assessment, care, management and successful discharge of patients with necessary family and community organisations to ensure the smooth and safe transition out of hospital.
• To ensure effective and timely admission/discharge processes are in place and to case manage patients with an extended length of stay
• You will understand the importance of providing quality care, and you feel rewarded by creating a genuine impact
• Well-developed interpersonal skills that provide the support and nurture for our patients and organisation's needs.

A workplace where you belong:

At St Vincent's, we foster an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. Guided by our values of compassion, justice, integrity and excellence, we support our people to build meaningful careers while delivering exceptional care.

As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap, we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, which may include a Working with Children Check (Blue Card). For information about our commitment to Child Safety, please refer to the St Vincent's Code of Conduct.

As part of our commitment to workplace health and safety, evidence of immunity to vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) may be required.