Discharge Planner - Charlie Health
Nashville, TN
About the Job
Why Charlie Health?
We are currently facing a nationwide mental health epidemic marked by escalating rates of depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use disorders, and suicide. At the same time, individuals who are struggling and seeking support are often met with geographical and financial barriers, driving increased urgency for a new approach to behavioral health treatment.
At Charlie Health, our mission is to connect the world to life-saving mental health treatment. Our treatment programs combine curated groups, individual therapy, and family therapy into personalized, evidence-based treatment plans to provide long-term healing from home. By prioritizing connections among people with shared mental health experiences and goals, Charlie Health fosters sustainable healing and achieves industry-leading clinical outcomes, with over 90% of our clients seeing improvement in their most severe mental health symptoms.
Every member of the Charlie Health team is fueled by an unwavering passion for our mission. If you share this commitment, we invite you to join us in making a tangible impact on the mental health landscape.
About the Role
Discharge Planners help manage client-related communication and coordination with referral sources, such as hospitals, outpatient practices, schools, and governmental organizations. Specifically, they are responsible for some or all of the following: providing treatment updates to referring providers and planning discharge for clients in our care.
1. Treatment updates to referring providers
For clients receiving care at Charlie Health, Discharge Planners may be responsible for providing consistent, high-quality treatment updates to referral sources. They may also help answer questions about their referred clients. A key aspect of this role is building trusting relationships with referral sources – Discharge Planners are expected to communicate professionally and collaboratively to deliver a seamless, supportive experience.
2. Discharge planning
For clients completing treatment at Charlie Health, Discharge Planners may be responsible for developing a discharge plan. The discharge plan is Charlie Health's opportunity to set the client and family up for success post-program. Discharge Planners ensure that each plan is comprehensive and clinically appropriate. Key activities include identifying appropriate aftercare resources and engaging with clients to facilitate a smooth transition.
Our team is comprised of passionate, forward-thinking professionals eager to take on the challenge of the mental health crisis and play a formative role in providing live-saving solutions. We are looking for a candidate who is inspired by our mission and excited by the opportunity to impact thousands of lives in a meaningful way.
Responsibilities
- Ensure a supportive, positive experience for clients and referral sources / external providers
- Work directly with clients, families, and referral sources to understand their needs and preferences
- Make accurate and timely referrals to aftercare resources for clients discharging from Charlie Health
- Use and maintain a nationwide provider database to identify appropriate referral options
- Make referrals using external provider's preferred communication channels
- Follow-up with clients and/or external providers to verify placement
- Communicates with referral providers about new referrals and ensures that the facility/provider has all necessary information to consider a referral; assists with ensuring that all receiving providers have all necessary clinical materials and information.
- Documents case management contacts in progress notes, communicates with therapists/case managers and treatment team about contact and updates on the status of discharge planning
- Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders at Charlie Health (e.g., clinical team, admissions team) as needed to fulfill job responsibilities
- Work closely with the Clinical Outreach and Partnerships teams to build a deep understanding of referral sources and the services they provide
- Adhere to stated policies and procedures and achieve performance metrics goals
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in health sciences, communications, psychology, social work, or related field
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience (e.g., experience in healthcare, preferably in customer / patient-facing roles such as case management, discharge planning, referral relations, admissions, or outreach)
- Strong interpersonal, relationship-building and listening skills
- Metrics- and results-oriented mindset, with experience working against concrete targets
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Extreme organization and attention to detail
- Work authorized in the United States and native or bilingual English proficiency
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and learn quickly
- Proficient in Salesforce and Google Suite/MS Office
Benefits
Charlie Health is pleased to offer comprehensive benefits to all full-time, exempt employees. Read more about our benefits here.
Additional Information
Note to Colorado applicants: applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis
Note: We are not currently considering applicants in CA, CO, NY, and WA for this position. #LI-REMOTE
Our Values
- Connection
- Care deeply
- We care personally about every single person in the Charlie Health ecosystem: our clients, providers, and team members alike.
- Inspire hope
- We inspire hope with every interaction, reminding our clients that we truly and unconditionally believe in them.
- Congruence
- Stay curious
- We ask "why" five times before we're satisfied with the answer. We don't stick to the status quo; we challenge our assumptions and remain humble.
- Heed the evidence
- Above all, we're results-oriented. When we find data that calls our original plan into question, we modify or pivot.
- Commitment
- Act with urgency
- We work as swiftly as possible. The mental health crisis is relentless, and so are we.
- Don't give up
- Our clients don't give up and neither do we. Persistence is our superpower.
Please do not call our public clinical admissions line in regard to this or any other job posting.
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Recruiting agencies, please do not submit unsolicited referrals for this or any open role. We have a roster of agencies with whom we partner, and we will not pay any fee associated with unsolicited referrals.
At Charlie Health, we value being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to cultivate an environment where individuals can be their authentic selves. Being an Equal Opportunity Employer means every member of our team feels as though they are supported and belong. We value diverse perspectives to help us provide essential mental health and substance use disorder treatments to all young people.
Charlie Health applicants are assessed solely on their qualifications for the role, without regard to disability or need for accommodation.