Resource Specialist - Faulkner

Brigham & Women's Faulkner Hospital
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
1153 Centre Street (Show on map)
Feb 25, 2025
Schedule: 8:00am-4:30p; every other weekend Why You should be our next Resource Specialist: You will work with Nurse Care Coordinators, Social Workers, and other care team staff to ensure that patients receive the resources and services they need to successfully return to a community setting, including home with services (i.e. Visiting Nurse Association) or without services, long term care facility, community hospital, or outpatient clinic. The Resource Specialist is responsible for assisting with the development of education and referral information regarding extended care facilities, placement process, and homecare and community resources, including levels of care, long term care assessment forms, and Medicare/Medicaid rules and regulations regarding placement. The Resource Specialist is responsible for acting as an advocate for patients and patient families and strives to support the hospital's aims for optimal resource management, high customer satisfaction, and high quality care. High School Diploma or Equivalent required Associate's Degree or Bachelor's Degree preferred Health care experience in extended care facilities and community agencies preExperience in hospital discharge planning, long-term care facility, community health, or utilization review preferred Knowledge of medical terminology preferred Staff adheres to all I C.A.R.E. Standards Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with various levels of staff, patients, families and community organizations. Must be able to participate effectively in an interdisciplinary team setting. Extensive knowledge of regulations, community organization, state and federal systems, medical terminology and levels of health care. Must be able to manage a variable workload with the ability to constantly change priorities. Requires ability to work proactively and independently. Requires basic typing and/or computer data entry skills, experience with personal computer and software desirable. Who We Are: Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is an affiliate of Mass General Brigham committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. We place great value on being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve. We believe in equal access to quality care, employment and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum of human diversity: race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research. Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a 171- bed non-profit, community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain. Founded in 1900, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital offers comprehensive care in a wide variety of specialties. We are a Magnet designated hospital, a recognition that fewer than nine percent of all US hospitals receive.We believe that everyone should have the chance to live a healthy life. From creating breakthroughs that have paved the way for treatments around the globe to training the next generation of providers, our patients are at the center of everything we do. If you're looking for more than a career, join Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital. Our patients call it better care. Our employees call it home. Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.