DISCHARGE SCHEDULER

Responsibilities

REPORTS TO:              Director of Care Management

POSITION PURPOSE:  Provides ongoing and systematic utilization review, coordinates patient care to optimize outcomes; advocates for patient and facility; and promotes quality care and documentation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facilitates timely referrals to alternate levels of care and assists family and/or guardian with completion of applications.
• Communicates with referral providers about new referrals and ensures that the facility has all necessary information to consider a referral; assists with ensuring that all receiving providers have all necessary clinical materials and information.
• Documents case management contacts in progress notes, communicates with therapists/treatment team about contact and updates on the status of discharge planning.
• Works with involved agencies by arranging and participating in multi-agency meetings as needed to facilitate a smooth discharge.
• Works with Utilization Review to establish prior authorization, travel, insurance application, etc. is coordinated for a timely discharge.
• Maintains a shared file where information is updated to review status of faxes, referrals, etc; maintains contact with current providers to update them on the status of patient/course of hospitalization and to obtain information from provider to share with treatment team.
• Participates in problem-solving regarding abrupt changes in discharge, coordinates and communicates the discharge plan.
• Coordinates travel arrangements as directed by the therapists and communicates all information to therapists in a timely manner; contacts family with travel information and provides copies of necessary travel documents to family if directed by the therapist/treatment team.
• Coordinates discharge appointments and communicates to therapist and family if directed by therapist/treatment team.
• Maintains documentation on all cases; ensuring progress notes on all case management contact/discharge planning efforts are completed no later than 24 hours after the contact; documents discharge appointments in the discharge paperwork.
• Participates in community activities as requested by the Director of Social Services to build relationships with community providers.
• Serves as an effective team member and works closely with the Utilization Review team and clinical team.
• Makes phone contacts with referral services and outpatient providers weekly.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:  Good verbal and written skills.  Ability to maintain confidentiality.  Some knowledge of JCAHO and Champus standards.  Computer skills and knowledge of basic case management/utilization review principles.

EDUCATION:  Bachelors or higher in a related field with 5 or more years of experience in mental health field.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:  not required

EXPERIENCE:  Two years experience in mental health setting and previous experience in Case Management/Utilization Review.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

*           Correctable vision and hearing.

*           Must be capable of occasionally lifting 25 pounds and carrying medical records.

*           Must be able to write and record information, and accurately read medical records.

*           Must be able to spend 30% to 40% of time standing or walking between units.  60% to 70% of the time is spent sitting at a desk.

*           Telephone or public face-to-face contact is infrequent, but must be able to calmly handle frustrated or angry clients.

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