Patient Discharge Coordinator (Behavioral Health) (Bachelor's Level)

MUST have a valid drivers license and vehicle.
• Respond to admission notifications 24 hours per day, 7 days per week on a rotating basis.
• Travel to inpatient units within required time frame to engage with clients post-admission.
• Obtain signed release forms and other required documentation from clients and coordinate appropriate follow-up care with the client’s outpatient providers.
• Conduct brief psychosocial intake, entering and scanning notes/documents into the electronic medical record.
• Liaison with clients’ outpatient providers, communicating all relevant information relating to the admission and discharge to the client.
• Maintain daily telephonic contact with the inpatient unit, visiting the unit as assigned by the Clinical Manager.
• Observe clients pre and post-discharge, communicate with the inpatient treatment team, obtain updated medication lists, and firm discharge dates, where appropriate.
• Complete discharge document(s) and all required reports, uploading them into the client’s electronic medical record.
• Transport clients to fill prescriptions, review reasons for taking medication and provide transportation to clients’ place of residence.
• Schedule interval visits to clients’ home or place of residence, as assigned, following the discharge date until the psychiatric appointment has been kept.
• May perform other duties as assigned.
SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS
• Coordinate behavioral health care, substance abuse, and health care services informed by evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, including prevention of mental illness and substance use disorders.
• Coordinate access to preventive and health promotion services.
• Coordinate access to chronic illness management, including self-management support to individuals and their families.
• Advocates for and supports the client, engage with community agencies/health care providers and others on his or her behalf to ensure access to services needed to increase wellness self-management and reduce emergency room visits and/or hospitalizations.
• Provides clinical support to the Team by providing consultation, education, information around psychosocial and/or substance abuse conditions, interventions and resources to maintain focus on outcomes and best practices.
• Provides interventions for consumers, including but not limited to: skills development; crisis intervention; substance abuse assessment, education, and referral; financial management; household management and preventative maintenance; preventive health; preventive mental health; educational/vocational assessment and planning; resource generation.
• Develops linkages with other support systems.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Two (2) to four (4) years of relevant experience.
• Experience with hospital discharges and community integration preferred.
• Experience working in a psychiatric setting in a hospital or clinic highly desired.
• Possession of a valid drivers' license and working vehicle at all times, with minimum insurance coverage as required by state law.
If you are ready for a new challenge in your professional career, please submit your cover letter and resume online.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Hybrid