Discharge Planner

Responsibilities

• Performs assessments to obtain information on home environment, family relationships, and health history.
• Affords assistance to patients and/or families in understanding, accepting, and following medical recommendations and instructions.
• Acts as a patient advocate and participates in conferences on behalf of patients with other hospital personnel and community agencies.
• Provides advisory services on social problems, arranges for discharge placement, and aftercare at home.
• Performs or assists in studies and research projects concerning problems in the field of social work.
• Prepares various statistical and follow-up reports for use in planning further programs and evaluating department’s performance.
• Participates in planning educational and social programs with community agencies, the hospital, and other mental health agencies.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, or any Human Services Related Field.
• Required Work Experience: Experience in the area(s) of case management, either through employment or Educational Practicum Experiences preferred.