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Placement Specialist PRN

Must be available Nights and Weekends (Thursday, Friday and Saturday Nights)

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Placement Specialist PRN with The Medical Center of Aurora you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the The Medical Center of Aurora family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Placement Specialist PRN to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The individual is responsible for facilitating admissions of HCAT patients from HealthONE emergency departments to behavioral health hospital services via management of phone triage. He/she will work closely with all healthcare providers to facilitate and coordinate efficient, effective, quality healthcare. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development across the life span; possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s clinical status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements related to his or her age-specific needs. He/she will utilize various computer technologies to ensure communication between HCAT and emergency departments regarding the flow of mental health patients. He/she will implement and comply with all the policies, procedures and standards of the unit, department and the institution. The HCAT Bed Specialist must be available for 12-hour shifts with rotating weekends.

The HCAT Bed Specialist is responsible for providing services to patients who have complex psychosocial and discharge planning needs. In addition, the HCAT Bed Specialist community assistance, and under the guidance of the HCAT Clinician, coordinates and facilitates the development of a Discharge Plan of Care for at-risk patient population with discharge needs. The HCAT Bed Specialist also functions as a member of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team, who communicates and receives referrals from other patient care providers to help meet the needs of the patient and family for a safe discharge.

What qualifications you will need:

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology or related field
• Minimum of 1-year experience in mental health, crisis work, experience preferred

Other Requirements:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Knowledgeable of State of Colorado, Mental Health Services 27-65 statute and regulations as well as Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division 27-81-101 and 27-82-107 statutes and standards, and EMTALA
• Knowledgeable of behavioral health emergency populations, evaluation, consultation, and process
• Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously, apply critical thinking process
• Ability to work in high acuity and stressful environment
• Ability to engage multiple systems in disposition planning and implementation
• Respond to all customers using AIDET, iCARE, and knowledge with Trauma Informed Care

This role requires you to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 based on local, state and /or federal law or regulations (unless a medical or religious exemption is approved).

The Medical Center of Aurora is a 346 plus bed acute care hospital located in Aurora, Colorado. The Medical Center of Aurora is comprised of six medical campuses in Aurora and Centennial, Colorado, including the Main Campus, the North Campus Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, Centennial Medical Plaza, Saddle Rock ER, Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital, Spalding Rehabilitation at P/SL, and medical office building at Green Valley Ranch. The Main Campus facility is a Level II Trauma Center with Primary Stroke Certification and Chest Pain Center accreditation, serving the eastern metro area and I-70 corridor. The South Campus includes a Level III NICU. The Medical Center of Aurora consistently receives ‘A’ grades from The Leapfrog Group and is recognized as the a top five hospital in the Denver metro area and the #4 hospital in Colorado by U.S. News & World Report year after year.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Placement Specialist PRN opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.