· Obtain prior authorizations for patients admitted to Trinity Health sites.
· Prepare and send complete clinical packets to community partners to ensure efficient patient placement.
· Coordinate with Emergency Department or Medical Unit providers to gather updates necessary for successful transfers.
· Demonstrate knowledge of medical terminology and maintain awareness of varying levels of mental health care across counties served by Trinity Health Southeast Michigan sites.
Facilitates patient transfers and transportation to appropriate care settings (e.g., inpatient psychiatric units, partial hospitalization programs) based on referrals from clinical staff. Supports multiple sites to enhance Emergency Department and Medical Unit throughput, ensuring patients reach the appropriate level of care promptly to initiate treatment effectively. Coordinates referrals and transfers efficiently and cost-effectively while delivering quality, age-appropriate, culturally sensitive care and demonstrating required unit competencies.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
What We Do
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 88 hospitals, 131 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 125 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, its annual operating revenue is $20.2 billion with $1.2 billion returned to its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.
