Schedule: Hours are negotiableLocation: Stratford, NJ

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Behavioral Health Liaison gathers patient information and works in collaboration with the attending provider and the clinical team to facilitate patient discharge/transfer to next most appropriate level of care.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interviews patients and gathers information relevant to the development of a plan of care for disposition.
• Contacts behavioral health and social service agencies to gather information, after obtaining patient/legal guardian consent.
• Provides a summary of findings to attending provider and documents same in patientrsquo;s medical record.
• Collaborates with attending provider and clinical team to develop a plan of care for disposition and documents consultation in medical record.
• Facilitates patient discharge/transfer to next most appropriate level of care

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education required: Masterrsquo;s degree in social work, counseling or related social science field.

Experience required: Three years in a behavioral health program or facility.

Preferred: Care coordination, utilization/case management or discharge planning experience. LCSW, LPC, LSW; mental health/chemical dependence certification.

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS

• Demonstrates knowledge of the continuum of behavioral health services
• Effective communication and collaboration with a diverse array of healthcare professionals and community leaders/members score
• Team work

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnetreg;-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jeffersonrsquo;s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold amp; Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jeffersonmaintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jeffersonrsquo;s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.