Discharge Planner - PT 8 hours a week - $32 per hour

ADVANCED CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE • Kansas City, MO

3d • $32 - $32 • Onsite

About The Position

Our associates deliver a higher standard of medical care, mental health care, and business services. We maintain professionalism, integrity, and commitment as we solve problems and make lives easier.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a Behavioral/Social Science field (e.g., Psychology, Social Work, etc.) required
• Combination of training, education, or lived experience working or participating in a program or organization serving system-impacted individuals required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) or CPR training required
• Must maintain BLS/CPR certification.
• High EQ (emotional quotient) is necessary to communicate productively, to build and maintain relationships, to recognize and reduce stress, to defuse conflict situations and to increase job satisfaction.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge and/or experience in correctional environments preferred
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system preferred

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate patients’ mental health discharge plans.
• Establish and maintain positive and productive relationships with community agencies that provide services to those with mental illnesses or other serious health conditions.
• Assist medical and behavioral health teams in transferring patients to mental health facilities or emergency detention when necessary.
• Adhere to security regulations of the client facility, maintaining confidentiality of patient information.
• Initiate resumption of benefits process and assist patients in completing forms and obtaining personal identification documents necessary for transition.
• Submit applications for patient financial assistance eligibility.
• Document all services provided to patients in health records, including contacts with community providers after patient discharge.
• Provide follow-up contacts after patient discharge and maintain tracking logs of each contact.
• Partner with medical, behavioral health, and management teams to facilitate teamwork to collaboratively accomplish organizational goals.
• Demonstrate commitment and dedication to providing patient support and guidance in their transition out of a correctional environment.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and HIPAA practices as required by government agencies.
• Assist in the training of new hires and coworkers.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Associates in this role are expected, as a condition of employment, to complete all training assigned within a reasonable time period, generally within less than 15 days.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level