Discharge Planner

Acadia Healthcare; Germantown (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare in Germantown, Tennessee is seeking a discharge planner to develop comprehensive aftercare plans that promote long-term health and prevent relapse after discharge from our facilities. The role includes coordinating discharge appointments, arranging community resources, and ensuring seamless communication among referrals, patients, and counselors.

The ideal candidate has an associates degree in nursing or human services and at least 1 year of clinical or discharge planning

Qualifications

• Associates degree in nursing or human services required.
• Bachelor's degree in social work or human services preferred.
• One or more years’ experience in a clinical setting preferred.
• One or more years’ experience in discharge planning preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Skills

Clinical experience

Discharge planning

Liaison skills

Education

Associates degree in nursing or human services

Bachelor's degree in social work or human services

Tools

CPR certification

De-escalation training

Job description

Overview

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.

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.

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