Behavioral Health Discharge Planner

Office of Shared Administration • Lewis, WV

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Discharge Planner assists the social worker in establishing a discharge plan from the start of admission. The role supports each patient’s transition from admission and throughout their hospital stay to their chosen discharge location, helping patients and families locate community resources that meet individualized needs. In collaboration with the treatment team, the planner helps the hospital comply with Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services discharge-planning guidelines and helps ensure that patients’ needs are met. Performs related duties as required. Mandatory overtime is an essential function of this position.

William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital is a 200-bed acute psychiatric care facility in Weston, West Virginia, owned and operated by the West Virginia Department of Health Facilities. It is accredited by The Joint Commission and certified by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services. The hospital provides services to civilly committed patients and forensic patients ordered through the judicial system, and collaborates with West Virginia University’s Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry to support patients’ transitions back to the community after discharge.

Applicants selected for employment must successfully complete chemical urinalysis and breath-analysis drug screening and a background check. Employees are subject to drug and alcohol testing for probable cause under agency and bureau policies. The campus is tobacco-free.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Behavioral Science, Human Services, Education, or a related field.
• Alternatively, an associate degree from an accredited college or university in one of the listed fields and two years of full-time or equivalent part-time experience working with psychiatric patients and/or in discharge planning.
• Successful completion of chemical urinalysis and breath-analysis drug screening and a background check.
• Employees are subject to drug and alcohol testing for probable cause under agency and bureau policies.

Responsibilities

• Assist the social worker in establishing a discharge plan at the initiation of admission.
• Help patients transition from admission through their hospital stay to their chosen discharge location.
• Assist patients and families in locating community resources to meet individualized needs.
• Collaborate with the treatment team on discharge planning.
• Help the hospital meet Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services discharge-planning guidelines and ensure patients’ needs are met.
• Perform related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level