Discharge Planner - Burlington, Canada - Joseph Brant Hospital

Joseph Brant Hospital

Verified Company

Burlington, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Position Number:

Position Available:Discharge Planner

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Status: Regular Full Time

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Department: Access and Flow

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Union: Non Union

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Shifts:Days
Rate of Pay:$80,554 - $100,698 Annually
Posting Date:April 18, 2024
Closing Date: May 12, 2024
About Joseph Brant Hospital:

Joseph Brant Hospital (JBH) is a full-service community teaching hospital located in the growing and thriving community of Burlington, Ontario, serving more than 185,000 residents in Halton, Hamilton, Waterdown, Flamborough, Milton and Stoney Creek.

JBH is honoured to be recognized as one of Hamilton Niagara's Top Employers for eight (8) consecutive years, with a skilled staff of 194 physicians, 1,911 full
- and part-time staff, and more than 300 volunteers.

JBH is a Clinical Education site in conjunction with McMaster University, and designated as an Academic Community Teaching Hospital.

Its expanded campus includes the state-of-the-art Michael Lee-Chin & Family Patient Tower, featuring a new Emergency Department, 295 acute inpatient beds, 9 new Operating Rooms, and post-anaesthetic care unit to support expanded medical, surgical, and outpatient services.

JBH is also a partner member of the Burlington Ontario Health Team (OHT).

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Manager, Patient Flow, the Discharge Planner will work within a fast paced environment as a collaborative team member supporting and enabling patients and families to make timely transitions through the hospital system utilizing a home first philosophy. They will work collaboratively with inter professional teams, along with community partners such as Home and Community Care Support Services, to ensure a coordinated, efficient and integrated approach to care delivery and transition back to the community.

Being one of the key points of contact for discharge planning to formulate, facilitate and coordinate discharge plans focused on the needs and goals of the patient and their family system, the Discharge Planner will also be responsible for:

Using creative problem solving and critical thinking to facilitate all discharge planning, including complex discharge planning situations
Collaboratively creating the discharge plans with the team, the patient and their family and providing support, education and guidance through the implementation of the discharge plan
Facilitating a timely transition to the community using a home first philosophy; addressing all barriers using most appropriate resources in partnership with internal and external partners
Supporting an environment that promotes continuous quality improvement and staff engagement to achieve established clinical benchmarks and outcomes

Qualifications:

Licensed member of a relevant health profession
Current registration and membership in good standing with respective regulated college
25 years clinical experience in an acute care hospital setting
Experience working within and supporting a Home First Philosophy
Current knowledge of community resources and initiative to proactively search for new resources
Experience with legislation that governs Public Hospitals (Public Hospitals Act, Substitute Decisions Act, Consent to Treatment Act, etc.)
Demonstrated knowledge base of resources in the public and private sector, and medical and clinical language and procedures.
Knowledge of how to effectively serve an increasingly aging and diverse population with complex medical, functional, cognitive and psychosocial needs
Comprehensive knowledge of the impact of social determinants of health on discharge planning, hospital LOS, Patient Flow and hospital system capacity
Excellent communication, collaboration, organizational and problem solving skills
Ability to work independently as well as with an interdisciplinary team
Demonstrated ability to set priorities
Skilled working with a broad range of client groups and their significant supports
Satisfactory employment and attendance record

Any information obtained during the recruitment process will be used for employment recruitment only, and not for any other purpose.

At Joseph Brant Hospital, we are committed to diversity and inclusion as we continue and expand our efforts to become a more inclusive, safe and respectful place for everyone to visit, work and receive care.

HR will accommodate any needs under the Ontario Human Right Code (OHRC) and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

Recruitment processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested.