Discharge Planner
Erlanger Behavioral Health
Summary
Provide assistance to patients and their families by developing a documented continuing care plan to ensure ongoing support in recovery and or other behavioral, mental or health care follow up after discharge from the facility.
Job description
Purpose Statement
Provide assistance to patients and their families by developing a documented continuing care plan to ensure ongoing support in recovery and or other behavioral, mental or health care follow up after discharge from the facility.
Essential Functions
- Develop continuing after care plan, based on patient's needs, to promote long term health and relapse prevention.
- Responsible for setting discharge appointments for patients, including group or individual therapy, psychologist or psychiatrist.
- Make arrangements for community resources to facilitate discharge. Provide all needed documentation to other providers to facilitate the continuum of care.
- Act as a liaison between referral sources, patients and counselors.
- Ensure all patient discharge planning documentation is clear, concise and timely.
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
Qualifications
- Associates degree in nursing or human services field required. Bachelor's degree in social work or human services field preferred.
- One or more years' experience in a clinical setting preferred.
- One or more years' experience in discharge planning preferred.
- If applicable, current licensure as a LPN, RN within the state where the facility provides services.
- CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
- First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.
Requirements
- Associates degree in nursing or human services field required
- Bachelor's degree in social work or human services field preferred
- One or more years' experience in a clinical setting preferred
- One or more years' experience in discharge planning preferred
- Current licensure as a LPN or RN within the state where the facility provides services, if applicable
- CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required
- First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements
Company overview
Erlanger Behavioral Health Hospital is a comprehensive psychiatric and behavioral healthcare facility located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Operating as a 144-bed acute care treatment center, the hospital provides specialized mental health services across multiple age groups, including adolescents (ages 12+), adults, and older adults. The facility offers a full continuum of personalized psychiatric care, addressing conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, and co-occurring substance use disorders. Erlanger Behavioral Health employs evidence-based treatment modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), medication management, individual and group therapy, family therapy, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for severe cases. The hospital operates 24/7 admissions and provides both inpatient and outpatient programming, including intensive outpatient (IOP) and partial hospitalization programs (PHP). Accredited by The Joint Commission with a Gold Seal of Approval, Erlanger Behavioral Health serves patients from Tennessee, Alabama, and North Georgia, maintaining a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, licensed counselors, social workers, and medical professionals dedicated to delivering compassionate, patient-centered care in a therapeutic environment designed to support stabilization and recovery.