What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transition Specialist position at Parkside Hospital?
Parkside provides professional purpose, hope and healing. As a member of our staff, you will be part of a mission-driven team, dedicated to changing lives and changing communities, one patient at a time.
Parkside Psychiatric Hospital & Clinic is a comprehensive mental healthcare system providing acute in-patient care, residential treatment, and outpatient therapy. With a focus on society’s most vulnerable population, Parkside provides world-class mental health services focused on youth, ages 5 to17. For over 65 years, Parkside’s physicians, therapists, and staff have provided state of the art, patient-centered care that propel families from hopeful to hope-filled. As a center of excellence, we cultivate talent and provide professional purpose. Together we facilitate healing, one patient at a time.
We are looking for a Transition Specialist! At Parkside, our transition specialists are discharge planners who coordinate discharge and aftercare planning by securing outpatient appointments with families and providers who can meet the individual patients' needs. They make direct contact with our patients' families and continue contact with them after discharge in an effort to provide warm hand offs to their outpatient providers. Additionally, they help to troubleshoot patients' barriers to attending outpatient services. Our transition specialists take an active role in treatment team meetings, providing guidance regarding community resource options.
Duties and responsibilities include:
• Utilize 3rd party pay source resources to locate in-network providers.
• Schedules out-patient appointments and medication management appointments,
coordinating times and dates with families
• Enters discharge planning notes in EHR
• Tracks court report due dates and alerts clinicians
• Participates in treatment team meetings, providing information regarding discharge
planning and resources
• Faxes information to out-patient providers, DHS, court, and others as needed.
• Functions as a patient and family advocate at all times
• Maintains and respects confidentiality of patient/physician/personnel information
• Functions as an integral part of the treatment team
• Is a liaison between patients, referral sources, agencies, schools, etc.
• Engages in timely, efficient discharge planning. Has excellent knowledge of
referral/placement process and available community resources
• Keeps current with community resources
• Maintains a good working relationship within the department and with other departments
• Communicates appropriately and clearly to patients, families, and team members. Treats
everyone with respect and dignity
• Documentation meets current standards and policies
• Maintains fit for duty. Acts in a professional manner and follows all of Parkside policies
and procedures
• Orients new staff members to the unit
• Demonstrates the ability to be organized and flexible; acts appropriately
in stressful/emergency situations
• Able to provide Handle with Care when needed
• Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications:- Bachelor's Degree
- 2 years' experience in the mental health field
Benefits include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Generous Paid Time Off and Holidays
- 401K and match start immediately, and includes a generous match
- Company Paid Life Insurance and Disability and more!
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer!