Job Description

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing and a current license with the California State Board of Registered Nursing
• Ability to interact therapeutically with patients, families, physicians, co-workers and community agencies
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• High level organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Current American Heart Basic Life Support (BLS), annual update of Safety, Clinical Competency and annual Interpreter Services
• Demonstrate compassion and empathy with patients

Start Date:

Open Until Filled. This temporary position is subject to reduced hours in the near future.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing and a current license with the California State Board of Registered Nursing
• Ability to interact therapeutically with patients, families, physicians, co-workers and community agencies
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• High level organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Current American Heart Basic Life Support (BLS), annual update of Safety, Clinical Competency and annual Interpreter Services
• Demonstrate compassion and empathy with patients

Duties & Responsibilities:

Job Summary

The registered nurse working in as a Discharge Planning Nurse is responsible for performing case management, utilization review, quality assurance, and discharge planning first. 

Responsibilities specific to Discharge Planning includes assessment, identification of specific needs, and social service intervention or referral while in the acute setting.  Awareness of services available to patients and their families are an important part of this assessment.  Determining patient needs on basis of diagnosis; prognosis and social support system/person information are included in the initial assessment process.  Upon individual recognition and staff referral, the discharge planner will contact the appropriate agency to meet the patient’s social, emotional and spiritual needs.

Responsibilities specific to Utilization Review include performing admission and concurrent review, and at times retro-review of all in-patients conforming to Medicare and Medi-Cal requirements.  These review processes may be applicable also to Contracted Managed Care members who are patients in the acute/ extended care units of the hospital.  Issuance of non-coverage letters at time of discharge to the acute/extended care patient is also considered part of the discharge planning process as specified by contracted Health Plans and HCFA.

Responsibilities specific to Quality Assurance include performing surveillance and data collection as directed for trend recognition and development of effective actions/plans.

Other Info:

Lifting Requirements: Semi - Sedentary: Sits and walks throughout workday. Generally lifting objects not more than 25 Ibs. and/or carrying objects weighing 10 Ibs.

Job Posted:

10/13/2026

Contact Name:

Human Resources

Contact Phone:

530.712.2137

Contact Email:

hrrecruiting@orohosp.com