Discharge Planner bei Southwood Children's Behavioral Healthcare
Southwood Children's Behavioral Healthcare · Pittsburgh, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite
- Professional
- Optionales Büro in Pittsburgh
Southwood Children’s Behavioral Healthcare is the region’s only behavioral health hospital solely dedicated to providing treatment specifically for children and adolescents. Since its inception in 1984, Southwood has emerged as a leader in the deliverance of psychiatric services to youth and their families. After starting out by providing traditional acute inpatient care, Southwood has grown to include long-term residential treatment centers, as well as community-based and educational services as part of the comprehensive levels of care that we offer. Currently we are looking to hire a Discharge Planner to join our Social Work team.
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
Provide assistance to patients and their families by developing a documented continuing care plan to ensure ongoing support in recovery and or other behavioral, mental or health care follow up after discharge from the facility.
Responsibilities:ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Develop continuing after care plan, based on patient's needs, to promote long term health and relapse prevention.
- Responsible for setting discharge appointments for patients, including group or individual therapy, psychologist or psychiatrist.
- Make arrangements for community resources to facilitate discharge. Provide all needed documentation to other providers to facilitate the continuum of care.
- Act as a liaison between referral sources, patients and counselors.
- Ensure all patient discharge planning documentation is clear, concise and timely.
OTHER FUNCTIONS:
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
SWOOD
Qualifications:EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
- Associates degree in nursing or human services field required. Bachelor's degree in social work or human services field preferred.
- One or more years’ experience in a clinical setting preferred.
- One or more years’ experience in discharge planning preferred.
LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
- If applicable, current licensure as a LPN, RN within the state where the facility provides services.
- CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility.
- First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.
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