Discharge Planner

St Vincent'S Care Services; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue light card

JB Hi-Fi corporate benefits

Airport lounge discounts

Salary packaging

Job summary

St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba is seeking a Registered Nurse or Enrolled Nurse for a Discharge Planner role, combining clinical knowledge with care coordination and stakeholder engagement. Join a 197-bed facility delivering comprehensive medical and surgical services; you'll work with patients, families and multidisciplinary teams to plan safe, timely discharges.

The role offers opportunities to support transitions from hospital to home or ongoing care, aligned with our commitment to

Qualifications

• Active AHPRA registered RN or EN.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Experience in acute care, discharge planning, community or aged care settings desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient discharge planning and transitions of care.
• Liaise with patients, families, carers and external service providers.
• Facilitate referrals to community, aged care and support services.
• Collaborate with clinical and Allied Health teams to minimise discharge barriers.
• Maintain accurate records and discharge documentation.
• Support safe, efficient and positive patient outcomes.

Skills

RN/EN

Discharge planning

Care coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Education

AHPRA registration (RN/EN)

Tools

Care coordination software

Job description

St Vincent's Care Services – Toowoomba QLD

Permanent

19h ago , from St Vincent's Care Services

This is an ideal opportunity for a Registered Nurse or Enrolled Nurse seeking a rewarding role that combines clinical knowledge, patient advocacy, care coordination and stakeholder engagement.

Join St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba in the Discharge Planner role and play a key role in supporting safe, timely and person-centred patient discharges. Working closely with patients, families, clinicians, Allied Health teams and community providers, you'll help ensure patients have the right support in place for a successful transition from hospital to home or ongoing care.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Coordinate patient discharge planning and transitions of care
• Liaise with patients, families, carers and external service providers
• Facilitate referrals to community, aged care and support services
• Collaborate with clinical and Allied Health teams to minimise discharge barriers
• Maintain accurate records and discharge documentation
• Support safe, efficient and positive patient outcomes

About our hospital:

At St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba, we're proud of our 100-year legacy of caring for the communities of Toowoomba, the Darling Downs and surrounding regional Queensland. As the largest private hospital in the region, our 197-bed acute care facility delivers comprehensive medical, surgical, maternity, rehabilitation and critical care services, supported by leading specialists, experienced clinicians and multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

Things that work for you:

• Retail and Travel Discounts; Blue light card a discounted service for frontline workers (available for over 350 brands inc. Big W, The Good Guys, Samsung), JB Hi-Fi corporate benefits, airport lounge membership discounts
• Financial Wellbeing: Salary packaging options up to $15,990, novated leasing, plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum, competitive hourly rates and paid approved overtime
• Health and Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families, fitness passport, free uniforms & annual flu vaccination, ability to purchase annual leave, discounted hospital admissions at any St Vincent's Private Hospital, discounted private health insurance through Bupa or Medibank
• Join Australia's largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services

Things that work for us:

• A current AHPRA-registered Registered Nurse or Enrolled Nurse
• An excellent communicator with strong organisational skills
• Passionate about patient-centred care and positive outcomes
• Comfortable working with patients, families and multidisciplinary teams
• Experienced in acute care, care coordination, discharge planning, community or aged care settings (desirable)
• Able to manage competing priorities and work autonomously

A workplace where you belong:

At St Vincent's, we're committed to creating a workplace where every person feels valued, respected and supported to thrive. We celebrate diversity and foster an inclusive culture that reflects the communities we serve.

Guided by our values of compassion, justice, integrity and excellence, we are proud to provide exceptional care while supporting our people to build meaningful and rewarding careers.

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

Pre-Employment Checks:

Employment is subject to the successful completion of all pre-employment checks which may include a Working with Children check (i.e. a Blue Card). For further information about St Vincent's commitment to Child Safety, visit St Vincent's Code of Conduct.

St Vincent's has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings and evidence may be required for proof of immunity.

Applications are invited from both Registered Nurses and Enrolled Nurses.