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Youngstown, Ohio

Discharge Coordinator, Behavioral Health

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Job Description

Discharge Coordinator, Behavioral Health

Full-time

Day Shift

Your Experience Matters

Mercy Behavioral Health Hospital is operated jointly with Lifepoint Health and Mercy Health. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

By joining our team, you’re embracing our promise to provide superior patient care that exceeds industry standards as well as patient expectations. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More About Our Team

Mercy Behavioral Health is a joint venture owned and operated by Mercy Health and Lifepoint Health. With two of the most prominent names in healthcare joining forces, we are confidently executing the opening of a new hospital with seasoned professionals and plentiful resources. We take pride in being a place employees want to work, as well as eagerly pursue quality outcomes for patients and families alike.

How you’ll contribute

A Discharge Coordinator Who Excels in This Role

  • Provides aftercare coordination for patients who need ongoing medical/psychosocial care following discharge
  • Creates and maintains up to date aftercare coordination community resources
  • Displays active involvement in treatment planning process, by setting up the aftercare appointments as identified by the patients’ provider and therapist.
  • Provides resource information to patients and families as appropriate for future care needs.
  • Actively communicates with clients, families, aftercare providers, and referral sources. Demonstrates proactive communication with those involved with the patients’ treatment.

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
  • Brand New Facility: Opportunity to work in a brand-new, state of the art hospital with cutting edge equipment and technology.

What We’re Looking For

Applicants should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or at least three years of clinical experience within an inpatient behavioral health setting. Additional requirements include:

  • Prior experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients
  • Unencumbered clinical license if eligible/needed per state regulations preferred.
  • CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days.

EEOC Statement

Mercy Behavioral Health Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Mercy Behavioral Health Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The Discharge Coordinator provides aftercare coordination for patients requiring ongoing medical or psychosocial care following discharge. They actively participate in the treatment planning process and maintain up-to-date community resource information for patients and families.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology, or possess at least three years of clinical experience in an inpatient behavioral health setting. Additional requirements include experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients, and the ability to obtain CPR and CPI certifications.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Resource managementPatient communicationCrisis interventionPsychiatric careChemical dependency supportClinical documentationCase managementInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient advocacy

Behavioral Health Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 32% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

What does the Behavioral Health market look like in Ohio?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedBehavioral Health median $85k (middle half $58k–$110k)34 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingOhio index 92.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Ohio53 active802 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 22% remote · 32% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Behavioral Health pay trend+16.4% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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About Lifepoint Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Gallatin, Tennessee
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Paid family leave
Paid time off
Higher education and certification tuition assistance
Loan assistance
401(k) retirement package with company match

Living in Youngstown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$81k
Typical market rent
$1,059/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.