What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intake Counselor position at Acadia Behavioral Health (Pioneer Behavioral Health)?
Are you a compassionate professional dedicated to fostering a welcoming and supportive environment for others? If so, we encourage you to apply for our full-time Intake Counselor position at Serenity Knolls. Located in the serene San Geronimo Valley in West Marin—just 20 minutes from downtown San Rafael and 30 minutes from Novato—Serenity Knolls is a 42-bed co-ed Residential Treatment Center, which includes 6 detox beds, serving individuals aged 18 and older. We are a 12-step based, social model residential treatment center that effectively integrates traditional care practices with contemporary cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, and evidence-based approaches.
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
Clinical professional responsible for facilitating admissions, clinical intakes, and utilization review processes to assure continuity for the most appropriate level of care for patients and their benefit/resources utilization.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Facilitate intake, admission and utilization review process for incoming patients.
- Perform insurance benefit verifications, disseminating the information gathered to patient, their families and appropriate internal staff.
- Provide accurate and ongoing assessment of patient’s status in the admission and utilization process.
- Respond to inquiries about the facility within facility policy timeframes.
- Collaborate with other facility medical and psychiatric personnel to ensure appropriate recommendations and admissions.
- Provide accurate and ongoing assessment of patient’s status in the admissions, intake and utilization process.
- Provide education to patient and their family throughout stay.
- Perform ongoing assessments of physical/function, emotional, social, spiritual and financial needs patients and implements crisis intervention and referral.
- Provide education regarding healthcare and social resource systems to empower patient and their family to access resources independently.
OTHER FUNCTIONS:
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
- Experience in the managed care pre-certification process, level of care assessments and utilization.
LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
- Registered or Certified AOD Counselor.
- CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
- First aid may be required based on state or facility.
COMPENSATION:
Compensation for roles at Serenity Knolls varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Serenity Knolls provides a reasonable hourly range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California as set forth below.
Role Location: CALIFORNIA
Calculated Hourly Range for role of Intake Counselor:
State - California: $24.00 - $26.00 per hour
BENEFITS:
Serenity Knolls provides a comprehensive package of benefits for our Intake Counselor - full time (36-40 hours) and part time (30-35 hours) only.
Current benefits include:
- Competitive hourly rate
- Shift differential for overnight shifts
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan
- Excellent training program
- Complimentary AOD education to certify as a substance use disorder counselor
- Professional growth opportunity that is second to none in the industry.
Salary : $24 - $26
