Discharge Planning Assistant, Full Time Monday -Friday

Responsibilities

This Discharge Planning Assistant opportunity is full time, offers full benefits and a convenient Monday-Friday 8am-5pm schedule

 

Northern Nevada Health System (NNHS): Northern Nevada Health System is a regional multi-facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. Northern Nevada Medical Center, a 124-bed acute care hospital in Sparks, is our flagship facility. A second hospital, Sierra Medical Center, is the first full-service hospital built in the region in over a century. Our System also provides family, internal and sports medicine and a wide range of specialty care through Northern Nevada Medical Group. Our providers are located throughout Reno, Sparks, Fallon and Bishop. In addition, patients can receive a variety of outpatient surgical services at Quail Surgical and Pain Management Center. To learn more about our growing System, visit www.northernnevadahealth.com .

 

NNMC

Northern Nevada Medical Center has a near 40-year history of delivering quality care to the patients we serve. Our hospital is nationally recognized as an A-grade facility, seven consecutive times, by the Leapfrog Group. Because quality and safety are our top priorities, we have also earned Chest Pain Center accreditation, Get with the Guidelines Stroke Silver Plus with Honor Roll Elite and American Heart Association awards for type 2 diabetes and cardiac care. Start elevating your health today with a career at NNMC.

 

NNMG

Quality Healthcare is our passion, improving lives is our reward. We are working to change lives and transform the delivery of healthcare. Northern Nevada Medical Group, part of Northern Nevada Health System, offers a comprehensive range of healthcare services for the entire family. Our providers offer wellness services, family, internal and sports medicine, along with specialty care including cardiology, general surgery, podiatry and pulmonary and sleep medicine. We have locations across the Truckee Meadows in addition to the rural communities of Fallon, Nev., Winnemucca, Nev. and Bishop, Cali.

 

Benefits for full and part time positions:

• Challenging & rewarding work environment
• Competitive compensation & generous paid time off
• Excellent medical, dental, vision & prescription drug plans
• 401K with company match and discounted stock plan
• Great voluntary benefits, i.e. discounts w/phone carriers & car insurance
• Tuition Repayment Progr
• Education reimbursement
• HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses

 

Job Summary:    Supports the hospital team discharge planning functions for patients who are in an inpatient setting. Facilitates the continuum of care and through-put process of transitioning patients, to the appropriate level of care while ensuring the most cost effective and safe environment. 

 

Qualifications

Regulatory Requirements:

High school diploma or equivalent.
Previous insurance knowledge or clinic work experience “front or back” office.

 

 

 

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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Be part of the healthcare system that is elevating healthcare … and elevating your career. Northern Nevada Health System is a regional multi-facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. We have many locations across the region and in our rural communities. Northern Nevada Medical Center, a 124-bed acute care hospital in Sparks, is our flagship provider. A second hospital, Sierra Medical Center, opened in 2022. It is the first full-service hospital built in the region in over a century. We also provide primary care services and a wide range of specialty care through Northern Nevada Medical Group. Our providers have locations throughout Reno, Sparks, Fallon and Bishop to serve the community. In addition, patients can receive a variety of outpatient surgical services at Quail Surgical and Pain Management Center.