Discharge Planner - Fulltime
Acadia Healthcare
- Location
- Westminster, CO
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 9
- 8 days ago
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About the company
Acadia Healthcare
Mental health care · 10,001+ employees
West Pines Behavioral Hospital is a new 144-bed inpatient behavioral health facility serving Denver area residents located at 11455 Huron Street, Westminster, CO. A joint venture between Intermountain Health and Acadia Healthcare. Just opened in December 2024, the hospital provides comprehensive inpatient and intensive outpatient services to address the growing need for accessible, high-quality behavioral health care in the Denver metro area.
What you'll do
- Develop aftercare plans, set discharge appointments, arrange community resources, and provide documentation to support continuity of care.
- Liaise between referral sources, patients, and counselors, and ensure discharge planning documentation is clear, concise, and timely.
What you need
- Associates degree in nursingor human services field required.Bachelor'sdegree in social work or human services fieldpreferred.
- One or more years’ experience in a clinical settingpreferred.
- Previous experience in discharge planning, care coordination, case management, behavioral health, social services, or a related healthcare setting preferred.
- Knowledge of community resources, behavioral health services, and levels of care preferred.
- Experience coordinating referrals, aftercare appointments, and community-based services preferred.
- Familiarity with psychiatric, substance use, or inpatient healthcare settings preferred.
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to establish effective working relationships with patients, families, providers, and community partners.
- If applicable, current licensure asaLPN, RNwithin the state where the facilityprovidesservices.
- CPR and de-escalation and restraint certificationrequired(training available upon hire and offered by facility.
- First aid may berequiredbased on state or facility requirements.
- Education: an associate degree or a bachelor's degree
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Perks
- Health insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Retirement plan with 401k match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid sick leave
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