Discharge Coordinator, Behavioral Health

About the job

Discharge Coordinator, Behavioral Health Position Summary The Discharge Coordinator is responsible for aftercare coordination, treatment planning support, and communication with patients, families, and providers to ensure continuity of care following discharge from inpatient treatment. This role also supports crisis intervention and interdisciplinary collaboration within the behavioral health setting.

Essential Functions

• Provide aftercare coordination for patients requiring ongoing medical or psychosocial support post-discharge.

• Create and maintain updated community resource listings for aftercare services.

• Actively participate in the treatment planning process by scheduling aftercare appointments identified by the patient’s provider and therapist.

• Provide patients and families with resource information related to future care needs.

• Communicate proactively with clients, families, aftercare providers, and referral sources.

• Draft comprehensive discharge summaries and contracts for each assigned patient.

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team including physicians, utilization review, and nursing staff.

• Complete all required hospital and patient documentation thoroughly and in a timely manner.

• Apply appropriate crisis intervention and de-escalation skills during emergencies.

• Maintain confidentiality and ensure all HIPAA standards are upheld.

• Demonstrate working knowledge of clinical regulations including TJC, Medicaid, and state/federal laws.

Additional Information

• Reports to: Clinical Programs Manager

• FLSA Status: Non-exempt

• Prior experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients preferred.

• Strong organizational, communication, and documentation skills required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Counseling or equivalent required. Experience may be subtituted for education.

• Certifications: CPR and De-escalation certification required or obtain within 30 days of hire.

About Us

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.

Additional Information

• Job Identification: 357363
• Job Category: Specialized Services
• Posting Date: 2026-09-21
• Job Schedule: Full time
• Locations: 10550 W McDowell Rd, Avondale, AZ, 85392, US ()
• FTE: 1.0 - 80 hr/pp (Full Time)
• Career Site Category: Case Management
• Position Type: Primary
• Facility Name: Copper Springs