Discharge Planner- Recovery

The Farley Center; Williamsburg (VA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

The Farley Center in Williamsburg, VA is seeking a Discharge Planner- Recovery to develop and coordinate comprehensive discharge and aftercare plans, ensuring continuity of care after leaving the facility. This role focuses on coordinating with clients, families, counselors, and community resources to secure follow-up services.

The position emphasizes documenting, transitioning care, and arranging appointments with healthcare providers in a collaborative, client-centered environment onsite at

Qualifications

• High School diploma required.
• Associates degree in nursing or human services preferred.
• 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 to promote long term health and relapse prevention.
• Make arrangements for community resources to facilitate discharge and provide documentation to other providers.
• Act as a liaison between referral sources, clients and counselors.
• Ensure discharge planning documentation is clear, concise and timely.
• Begin discharge planning at admission and obtain collateral input from providers.
• Develop and implement transition, discharge, and aftercare plans prior to discontinuation of services.
• Organize paperwork and information needed when leaving the facility.
• Schedule after care appointments with PCPs, psychiatrists, and next level therapies.

Skills

Discharge planning

Clinical setting experience

Communication

Education

High School diploma

Associate's degree in nursing or human services

Bachelor's degree in social work or human services

Job description

Discharge Planner- Recovery | The Farley Center | Williamsburg, Virginia

About the Job

Salary: $24-$28 per hour

PURPOSE STATEMENT

The Discharge Planner provides assistance to clients and their families by developing a documented overall discharge and aftercare planning needs and placement of the client to ensure ongoing support in recovery and or other behavioral, mental or health care follow up after discharge from the facility.

Roles and Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Develop continuing after care plan, based on client's needs, to promote long term health and relapse prevention.
• 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, clients and counselors.
• Ensure all client discharge planning documentation is clear, concise and timely.
• Assures that discharge planning begins at admission. Obtains collateral input from providers and supports.
• Ensures the development and implementation of transition, discharge, and aftercare plans prior to discontinuation of behavioral health services.
• Organizes the paperwork, identification labels and information clients need when leaving the facility.
• Schedules after care appointments for clients with PCPs, psychiatrists, next level therapy programs, living arrangements, etc.
• Coordinates releases and faxing records to providers.
• Ensures accurate and complete data entry and chart.
• Participates in regularly occurring treatment team meetings.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• High School diploma required. Associates degree in nursing or human services field or 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.
• Experience researching and contacting public and private social service providers to assist clients in need is a plus.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS

• Current licensure as an LPN, RN as required by the state in which the facility is operating.
• CPR certification and de-escalation training required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

WORK LOCATION

This position is onsite at the facility and is not a remote position.

SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS

This position is an Individual Contributor.

Why The Farley Center?

The Farley Center offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. The Farley Center is an EOE. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.