Discharge Planner/Aftercare Coordinator

Summary
Responsible for ensuring clients leave treatment with a solid aftercare plan, safe housing and further needed treatment. Assist in meeting overall census and budget goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Provides quality direct and indirect client care to individuals with substance abuse or chemical dependency problems.
• Assess clients continuing care/referral needs.
• Establishes rapport with clients.
• Obtains the necessary information and releases from client, family, referral sources and other appropriate resources.
• Makes referrals to Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol facilities for continuing care.
• Sets up Halfway House interviews and placements.
• Works closely with counselors and members of multi-disciplinary team.
• Attends and participates in program, clinical and administrative meetings.
• Actively supports the facility’s ongoing referral program.
• Participates in mandatory orientation and training activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities
None

Required Qualifications
Licensure, Education, & Experience
Southeast and Silver Line
• High School diploma required. Bachelor’s Degree in a human service related field preferred.

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of clinical levels of care, primary funding streams and referral sources
• Ability to problem solve by gathering and analyzing information
• Ability to handle a crisis situation and react appropriately
• A working knowledge of federal and state standards as well as regulating body standards.

Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb stairs, stand, walk, stoop, twist, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/ or move up to 25 pounds. The employee must seldom lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet & indoors. This position will be scheduled based on operational need & will be required to provide own transportation. Incumbent may be exposed to virus, disease, and/or infection from clients in the work environment. Incumbent may be exposed to traumatic situations (i.e. psychiatric).

Pyramid CORE Values:
We are committed and proud to live our CORE values and use them to inspire those around us. Our employees are expected to align with these values, behaviors and standards. We are held accountable for upholding these CORE Values: INTEGRITY is striving to be honest, transparent and ethical when dealing with clients, staff and the community. DEDICATION is demonstrating an unwavering commitment to always provide exceptional care and support to those we serve is needed daily. COLLABORATION is a steadfast, team-focused approach; working together to achieve excellence. PASSION is genuine, compelling and relentless desire to improve lives and support Pyramid Healthcare’s mission.