Care Throughput & Discharge Navigator

Grady Health System; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Grady Health System in Atlanta is seeking a Clinical Care Coordinator (C3) to proactively identify barriers to patient flow and to serve as a consult educator for medical staff on patient status, bed placement, payor requirements and resource utilization.

This Unit C3 role acts as the primary liaison between emergency and clinical services to ensure appropriate bed assignment and discharge planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Minimum 2 years RN experience.
• American Heart Association BLS required.
• Nurse Case Management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a spoke of the "Hub" by partnering with other C3s and unit staff to facilitate each patient's progression of care at the unit level.
• Collaborates with the "Hub" to ensure appropriate unit and level of care assignment, and provides "Hub" with visibility into potential unit transfers in a timely manner.
• Works with Unit Staff and support teams Medical Social Worker (MSW), Clinical Documentation (CDI), etc.) to progress each patient's care toward discharge, and to ensure patient status (anticipated transfers, discharges, location and patient alerts) is accurately reflected in the system.
• Reviews Physician admission order to validate status and level of care.
• E-Reviews Physician admission order to validate status and level of care.
• Rounds with physicians and/or maintains daily communication to discuss patient progression and barriers to discharge.
• Identifies and assesses patient for readmission, readmission risk and communicates to care team.
• Coordinates patient's plan of care using patient progression plans and other tools, in conjunction with physicians and nursing for appropriate sequencing of care/interventions.
• Communicates with patients and families about plan of care and discharge goals, along side MSW and nursing.

Skills

RN experience

BLS certification

Care coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Grady Health System in Atlanta is seeking a Clinical Care Coordinator (C3) to proactively identify barriers to patient flow and to serve as a consult educator for medical staff on patient status, bed placement, payor requirements and resource utilization.

This Unit C3 role acts as the primary liaison between emergency and clinical services to ensure appropriate bed assignment and discharge planning.