Description LifePoint Behavioral Health is seeking a passionate, creative and goal-oriented Discharge Planner to join the team at Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital, a 150-bed free standing hospital Holyoke, MA. Lifepoint offers a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, and professional development opportunities so you can focus on what really matters - providing quality patient care. Do not miss the opportunity to join our team and build a career that touches lives.
As a Discharge Planner you will:
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Coordinates discharge planning for a specified patient population in a single hospital.
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Follows patients throughout the continuum of care and ensures optimum utilization of resources.
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Provides ongoing support for discharge planning through comprehensive assessment of discharge needs to include barriers to compliance with recommended plan of care post discharge.
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Provides support and discharge planning for patients who are in need of ongoing medical/psychosocial care following discharge.
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In collaboration with other members of the healthcare team, assesses psychosocial needs of the patient and offers suggestions and facilitates the transition to follow-up care options.
Qualifications As a Discharge Planner you will have:
High school diploma or equivalent.
Bachelor's degree preferred.
- CPI
- CPR
One year experience in a psychiatric inpatient environment.
