Clinical Resource Coordinator (Per Diem Days) - Pennsylvania Hospital

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Medicine in Philadelphia seeks a Registered Nurse with PA license and a BA/BS to coordinate discharge planning, educate patients, and ensure smooth transitions to home or other care settings. You will work with interdisciplinary teams and use EPIC for documentation.

The role emphasizes patient dignity, privacy, and effective communication of discharge plans, while staying current with evolving care protocols and resources.

Qualifications

• RN license in PA (Required)
• 2+ years clinical experience
• Bachelor degree (BA/BS) required

Responsibilities

• Discharge planning: coordinate home care, DME, placements, hospice, transportation.
• Collaborate with patient and family to ensure post-hospital care choices.
• Educate patients and families about scope and limits of healthcare benefits.
• Respect patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Communicate discharge time frames clearly.
• Keep current with new providers, technologies, and resources.

Skills

Discharge planning

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Patient education

Education

Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required)

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.
Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Summary

• Monitors appropriate use of internal resources, communication with interdisciplinary care team, with timely coordination of home care, DME, placements, hospice, community resources, and transportation.

Responsibilities

• Discharge planning activities: timely coordination of home care, DME, placements, hospice, community resources, transportation, and other discharge planning needs as they arise.
• Works with patient and family to assure provision of choice in post hospital setting.
• Educates patient / customers regarding scope and limitations of health care / insurance benefits.
• Respects each patient’s / customer’s personal dignity, right to privacy and confidentiality.
• Communicates expected discharge time frame.
• Keeps current with new providers, new technologies and treatment modalities, and new resources using internet and other sources.
• Recognizes and provides care based on the unique chronological issues and needs of the older adult.
• Interacts with the patient and family in a developmentally appropriate manner.
• Discharge Planning:
• Completes timely and detailed assessment of patient and family social, emotional and/or discharge needs and health care benefits.
• Develops and facilitates specific plan to address problems and/or concerns identified by patients, families and health care team.
• Identifies and consistently documents delays
• elevates issues appropriately.
• Effectively communicates discharge plan with patients, families and health care team.
• Documents ongoing assessments and plan of care in patient record (EPIC).
• Successfully assists patient in moving to the next level of care with transfers to home, agencies, and facilities and with referral to appropriate community resources.
• Participates and drives accountability in daily interdisciplinary meetings.
• New Technology / Computer Systems:
• Keeps current with new systems (SafetyNet, Penn Chart, Haiku, etc.).
• Incorporates technology into daily assignment (Outlook, Microsoft Teams, shared drive, Internet).

Credentials

• Registered Nurse - PA (Required)

Education or Equivalent Experience

• Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required)
• Education Specialization: Nursing Equivalent Experience:
• 2+ years Clinical Experience

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.