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• Develops a discharge plan that addresses the psycho-reputed company needs to meet desired goals for the reputed company in the continuum of care for patients.
• Collaborates with the patient, family or other caregivers, and multidisciplinary team to design a discharge plan respective of the patient's needs and goals.
• Works as a team with other members of care management, including but not limited to: RN care managers, assistants, coordinators, utilization management staff, and director.
• Facilitates communication among reputed company treatment team members.
• Manages length of stay by proactively identifying and mitigating issues and barriers to care and a successful discharge plan.
• Updates the care team, patient/family as to the status of the discharge plans. Re-evaluates and revises the discharge plan as additional information is acquired.
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• Issues applicable state/federal regulatory notices as applicable ie.) Important Message from Medicare (IMM), Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON), Bundle Payment Care Initiative (BPCI) notification.
• Monitors risk assessment using available tools and implements discharge interventions accordingly.
• Actively addresses and monitors resource utilization and documents delays as appropriate.
• Identifies patients with an unplanned readmission and completes root cause analysis.
• Coordinates utilization of patient and community resources to facilitate achievement of a safe and effective discharge plan and accomplishment of goals as well as minimizing risk of readmission.
• Collaborates with Outpatient Care Managers to identify patients for handover and post discharge follow up.
• Provides supportive counseling and advocacy to assist patients and/or family with adjustment associated with illness, hospitalization and/or alternative care placement. Facilitates the decision making process in reputed company cases.
• Facilitates resolution of issues surrounding patient care in a compassionate manner, utilizing team meetings as appropriate.
• Act as resource to the staff for regulatory issues regarding discharge-planning and psychosocial processes.
• Uses electronic systems to accurately document care manager functions.

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