Discharge Planner - Utilization Management
National City, CAFull-time$23–27.16/hrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Discharge Planner coordinates activities of the Case Management Department under the direction of a Case Manager or Social Worker. The role assists with discharge plan development, case management referrals and authorizations, and Medicaid state submission forms. It also interviews patients and families and gathers information to develop safe, patient-focused discharge plans.
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Full job description
Overview
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Paradise Valley Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.
Paradise Valley Hospital is the South Bay’s oldest hospital, the second oldest hospital in all of San Diego County, and the largest employer in National City. For more than 100 years, Paradise Valley Hospital has served San Diego faithfully, proud of our heritage and providing numerous programs and services to meet the changing needs of our community. Our 291-bed, acute care hospital features
the San Diego Spine & Joint Center, a highly credentialed acute rehabilitation center, our Paradise Health & Senior Center, a fully equipped and modern cardiac catheterization lab, and comprehensive inpatient and outpatient surgical services, and 24-hour emergency services.
In addition to our healthcare services, we offer comprehensive behavioral health services on the hospital campus and Bayview campus in Chula Vista. Services include psychiatric continuum of care for adult patients, inpatient services, and intensive outpatient services. Learn more at https://www.paradisevalleyhospital.net/.
Responsibilities
Responsible for the coordination of the various activities of the Case Management Department under the direction of the assigned Case Manager/Social Worker assist with development and implementations of discharge plans. Assists with case management referrals and authorizations. Maintains and coordinates Medicaid state submission forms for presentation to on-site reviewer and files them accordingly or as per facility’s procedure. Assists with Discharge Planning as assigned by interviewing patients/families and gathering data to develop a safe patient-focused Discharge Plan.
Qualifications
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
Required qualifications
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Knowledge of Discharge Planning/ Utilization Management / Case Management terminology and functions, in both managed care and non-managed care environments.
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Experience in basic to intermediate computer skills/knowledge.
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High School Diploma required.
Preferred qualifications:
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Current BCLS certificate required upon hire and maintain current preferred.
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Associates degree or LVN license preferred.
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Experience in the hospital setting preferred.
Pay Transparency
Paradise Valley Hospital offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $23.00 to $27.16. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.
Employment Status Full Time Shift Days Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf
Privacy Notice
Privacy Notice for California Applicants: https://www.primehealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Notice-at-Collection-and-Privacy-Policy-for-California-Job-Applicants.pdf
How this job compares
Set against the 480 open Utilization Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$23–27.16/hr
- US median$29–52/hr67 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $25.08/hr, is 38% below the US median midpoint ($41/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Utilization Management hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 37 open Utilization Management jobs in California and 480 across the US. 19% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Kaiser Permanente6 open
- Sutter Health5 open
- Highmark Health4 open
- Experience
- Utilization Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 5 years (445 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 293 of the 480 open Utilization Management jobs (61%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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