**18383BR**
**Title:**

Placement Coordinator Lead

**Department/Cost Center:**

771 - Social Work Service

**Job Description:**

The Highland Hospital Placement Coordinator Lead is responsible for all Placement Coordinator Functions: supplies essential organizational support for the necessary hospital flow that is required to discharge patients so that we can serve patients with acute care needs. The Placement Coordinator provides expert support to the social work staff regarding the placement process for skilled nursing rehabilitation and long-term care. This includes (but is not limited to) knowledge of medical barriers, insurance regulations, financial and legal issues that could potentially hold-up timely discharge of patients. This position facilitates the distribution of referrals, proactively identifies barriers for placement in order to reduce length of stay, collaborates/educates social work team regarding placement process, and coo...