Behavioral Health Discharge & Care Coordinator

Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C.; Waco (TX); Vor Ort; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Oceans Behavioral Hospital Waco is seeking a Discharge Planner to coordinate patient treatments with physicians, therapists and nursing staff, ensuring timely and compliant discharge planning.

The role involves reviewing psychosocial data, presenting to the treatment team, scheduling follow-ups, and maintaining discharge records to support smooth transitions across care levels. Strong communication and coordination are essential.

Aufgaben

• Functions as patient liaison in the role of discharge planner to coordinate patient treatments with the physician, therapist, and nursing staff.
• Reviews psychosocial data and other assessments to complete discharge assessment with patient; presents to multi-disciplinary treatment team for review and approval.
• Schedules appointments, follows up on absentees and completes continuing care plans.
• Attends treatmentteam meetings and communicates discharge planning activities to the other team members.
• Attends status meetings to share pertinent data and communicate current status, update attendance calendar and communicate individual patient needs to clinical and admission staff.
• Performs additional discharge planning duties as required and coordinates flow of communication amend staff involved in the patient's care; completes paperwork for judicial commitments and state bed packets.
• Completes referral process and necessary paperwork for all other levels of care and make follow-up appointments; including follow-up letters needed by the patient; completes all medication assistance forms and assists patients and families with follow-up care items.
• Conducts special retrospective studies/audits when need is determined by M&PS and /or other committee structure.
• Accurately does dischargereviews on 100% of all discharges per month; accurately inputs discharge review information into computer database; accurately completes all initial CQI+ forms and questionnaires in a timely manner.
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Jobbeschreibung

Oceans Behavioral Hospital Waco is seeking a Discharge Planner to coordinate patient treatments with physicians, therapists and nursing staff, ensuring timely and compliant discharge planning.

The role involves reviewing psychosocial data, presenting to the treatment team, scheduling follow-ups, and maintaining discharge records to support smooth transitions across care levels. Strong communication and coordination are essential.