Inpatient Care Manager & Discharge Specialist

St. Luke’s University Health Network; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network seeks a Social Worker or RN Care Manager to coordinate complex discharge planning. You will provide psycho-social assessment, supportive counseling, and interventions across the continuum of care in collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams.

The role focuses on reducing readmissions by proactive planning, utilization of resources, and effective communication with patients, families, and providers. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Discharge planning experience focusing on psycho-social needs.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong communication with patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Develops discharge plans addressing psycho-social needs for next care step.
• Collaborates with patient/family and care teams to design plans.
• Updates care team on discharge status and revises plans as needed.
• Assesses readmission risks and coordinates post-discharge resources.
• Acts as resource for regulatory discharge-planning processes.

Skills

Discharge planning

Care coordination

Psycho-social assessment

Education

MSW from accredited school

RN license in PA

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

St. Luke's University Health Network seeks a Social Worker or RN Care Manager to coordinate complex discharge planning. You will provide psycho-social assessment, supportive counseling, and interventions across the continuum of care in collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams.

The role focuses on reducing readmissions by proactive planning, utilization of resources, and effective communication with patients, families, and providers. Equal opportunity employer.