Discharge Specialist

3 weeks ago

Hamilton, Canada Hamilton Health Sciences Full time
Reporting to the Manager of Community and Population Health Services, the Transitional Care/Discharge
Specialist is a health professional who takes a leadership consultant role in the development and implementation of
comprehensive plan of community care for complex cases. The role provides clinical consultation around complex
discharge planning. Other responsibilities include: constantly evaluating the community care needs of patients within an
interdisciplinary framework in order to achieve an individualized, safe and well-coordinated discharge plan; determining
ongoing medical, technological, rehabilitative, psychosocial and financial resource needs; negotiating with community
service providers to ensure optimal delivery of community resources; evaluating outcomes to ensure quality and continuity
of care; and effectively utilizing resources to achieve cost-effective health care. The Transitional Care and Discharge
Specialist integrates research and practice and creates, utilizes and disseminates knowledge.

Qualifications

1. Regulated Health Care professional with varied experience in acute, long term and community programs
2. Minimum 5 years of related clinical experience including: clinical expertise, resource management, quality improvement, case management and discharge planning
3. Computer office support software knowledge including databases, spreadsheets and presentation software
4. Basic knowledge of utilization management including CMG's, EDD, LOS, and benchmarking
5. Demonstrated knowledge of adult education principles
6. Established network of internal and external resource contacts
7. Excellent communication, presentation, time management and organizational skills
8. Excellent critical thinking, problem solving, decision making and conflict resolution skills
9. Strong leadership, interpersonal, negotiating, consensus-building and teaching skills
10. Demonstrated willingness and ability to learn new skills and support change management
11. Demonstrated dedication to continuing education, the continuous improvement process and evaluation
12. Masters level Degree preferred

As a condition of employment, you are required to submit proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to Employee Health Services. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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