Carmel, NY - Discharge Planner (CASAC or LMHC)

Arms Acres Inc•Town of Carmel, NY

10d•Onsite

About The Position

This role provides comprehensive clinical services focused on discharge planning. The Discharge Planner will maintain ongoing communication with the clinical team, regional contacts, families, legal representatives, and referral agencies. The position is responsible for overseeing and participating in difficult patient placements, reviewing discharge plans for rehabilitation patients to ensure PCP appointments are included, and conducting comprehensive evaluations of patient functioning. The role also involves following up with AMA (Against Medical Advice) and no-show patients for aftercare, offering referrals, and documenting patient progress and interventions within regulatory timeframes. Maintaining contact with referents for treatment and discharge planning, providing individual, group, and family treatment, and maintaining linkage agreements with other providers for aftercare services are key responsibilities. The position also participates in quality improvement activities, responds to facility emergencies, and may supervise interns and volunteers. Continuous professional development through continuing education and supervision is expected, along with attendance at daily treatment planning and new patient orientation meetings. The role may involve carrying a caseload of five or more patients depending on facility needs and coordinating presentations from long-term facilities. Specific documentation requirements include D/C plans, PAS 45, and extended day LOCATDRs.

Requirements

High school diploma, general education degree (GED) or bachelor’s degree with CASAC certification or MSW, LMHC or master’s degree in related field.
CASAC-T accepted during the Orientation Period with the contingency of passing CASAC examination and CASAC successfully completed within a designated Period.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive clinical services with regard to discharge planning.
Maintain ongoing communication with clinical team, regional, families, legal, and referral agencies.
Oversee and participate as an integral part of the team for all difficult placements for patients.
Review and oversee all discharge plans for rehab patients for inclusion of appointments to PCP.
Provide/ensure comprehensive evaluation of patient's functioning as defined by facility policy and procedures.
Follow up with all AMA’s and no shows for aftercare through phone call and outreach.
Offer referral to aftercare programs as needed.
Document patient progress and own interventions in case record within periods of regulatory requirements.
Maintain contact with referents to assist in treatment planning and discharge planning.
Provide individual, group and family treatment (psycho-education, life skills) as identified in patient treatment plans in relation to discharge planning, relapse prevention and as requested by Program/Assistant director.
Maintain linkage agreements with other providers for aftercare services/placement.
Participate in quality improvement activities related to position and as requested by program director.
Respond to emergencies in the facility by following appropriate procedures for ensuring patient safety during emergency procedures.
Supervise interns and volunteers at the discretion of the director.
Maintain professional competence in discipline and treatment specialty areas through continuing education and supervision.
Attend daily treatment planning as well as new patient orientation directed by supervisor.
Participate in facility program and quality improvement activities.
May be responsible at times to carry a caseload of five or more patients dependent upon the needs of the facility.
Participate in Performance Initiatives.
Coordinate presentations from long-term facilities to our patients and staff.
Responsible for documentation requirements which will include D/C plan, PAS 45 and extended day LOCATDR’s.
Other duties as assigned by your supervisor.