Discharge Coordinator, Behavioral Health

Discharge Coordinator, Behavioral Health

Full-time

Day Shift

Your Experience Matters

Highland Springs is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As a Discharge Coordinator joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

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 — tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.
• 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.

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.

More About Columbus Springs East

Highland Springs is a 72-bed behavioral health hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the Highland Hills community for over 9 years. We are proud to be accredited by The Joint Commission.

EEOC Statement

“Highland Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Highland Springs 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.