The Case Manager is responsible for coordinating hospital’s Case Management for patients with the goal of providing effective discharge planning to reduce recidivism. Assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates options to facilitate the continuum of care including follow-up appointments, medication/prescription management, housing, and transportation arrangements upon discharge.

Duties include but are not limited to:


+ Access to daily admission report with purpose of effectively meeting new patients to coordinate discharge planning.

+ Meet with new patients/ contact patient guardian in first 24 hours of admission to complete required activities i.e. obtain collateral information regarding living arrangements, set up family therapy session, patient request and MD ordered activities.

+ Educates patients regarding effective allocation of community mental health resources while encouraging provision of high quality patient care....