RN Discharge Planner 10 Hr.
Oroville, California
You'll assess patients' needs and arrange social-service referrals while they're in the acute setting. Oroville Hospital is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.
- Shift and hours
- 10-hour shifts RN Discharge Planner 10 Hr.
- Unit and setting
- Case Management department · Hospital These review processes may be applicable also to Contracted Managed Care members who are patients in the acute/ extended care units of the hospital.contracted managed care members in acute and extended care units
- License
- RN license a current license with the California State Board of Registered Nursingcurrent California RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- current California RN license a current license with the California State Board of Registered Nursing Check your license
- Certification
- current BLS Current American Heart Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Education
- graduate of an accredited RN program Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing
- Also asks
- therapeutic interaction with patients, families, physicians and agencies Ability to interact therapeutically with patients, families, physicians, co-workers and community agencies
- Also asks
- high-level organizational skills High level organizational skills
- Also asks
- excellent communication skills Excellent communication skills
- Also asks
- annual safety, clinical competency and interpreter services updates annual update of Safety, Clinical Competency and annual Interpreter Services
- Also asks
- shows compassion and empathy with patients Demonstrate compassion and empathy with patients
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for California staff rolesCalifornia staff postings that state pay run $34/hr to $95/hr, the middle half $46/hr to $73/hr, across 4,561 postings.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- contacting agencies for patients' social, emotional and spiritual needs Upon individual recognition and staff referral, the discharge planner will contact the appropriate agency to meet the patient’s social, emotional and spiritual needs.
- Day to day
- admission, concurrent and retro utilization reviews
- Day to day
- issuing non-coverage letters at discharge
- Day to day
- surveillance and data collection for trend recognition Responsibilities specific to Quality Assurance include performing surveillance and data collection as directed for trend recognition and development of effective actions/plans.
- Start
- open until filled; hours may be reduced in the near future
- Details
- temporary position
- Details
- mostly sitting and walking; lifts up to 25 lbs Generally lifting objects not more than 25 Ibs.
The workplace
Posted nursing pay here spans a wide band — about $58 to $80 an hour for an 8-hour RN line, and roughly $66 to $92 for interventional radiology and 12-hour dialysis roles.
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Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Case Management is a specialty you move into. Bedside years first. That experience is what gets you in.
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RN Discharge Planner 10 Hr. # 14141 Temporary
- Job Category: Nursing
- Job Type: Full Time
- Shift Type: Variable
Facility
Department: Case Management Pay Range: $57.53/hr. - $80.41/hr. Open Date: 10.13.26
Close Date
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
Job Details
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
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What's around it?
Oroville, CA
Living costs about 11% above the US average