Discharge Planner in Massachusetts

Westborough Behavioral Healthcare Hospital (WBHH) provides psychiatric stabilization diagnosis treatments for Children, and Adult populations in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Our goal is to ensure patients and their loved ones feel comfortable and are well informed regarding treatment options

Job Summary

The Discharge Planner is responsible for discharge needs assessment, identification of specific discharge needs, and social service intervention or referral while in the acute setting. Awareness of services available to patients and their families are an important part of this assessment. Determining patient needs on basis of diagnosis; prognosis and social support system/person information are included in the discharge assessment process. Upon individual recognition and staff referral, the discharge planner will contact the appropriate agency to meet the patient’s physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs. The Discharge...