What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intake and Admissions Coordinator - Behavioral Health position at Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital?
Description
Intake and Admissions Coordinator
Valley Springs, part of Lifepoint Behavioral Health, nationally known healthcare organization with diversified delivery network with facilities from coast to coast, seeks passionate, patient-centric, and goal-oriented team members to join our team. We specialize in compassionate behavioral health services, including crisis stabilization, inpatient care, and outpatient treatment for acute mental health and substance use treatment. Our philosophy is built on a psychosocial model of care to decrease suicide rates, decrease addiction-related deaths, reverse the decline in life expectancy, and improve productivity in the communities we serve. We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, and flexible scheduling so you can focus on what really matters–providing quality patient care. Join our team in Holyoke, MA, to build a career that touches lives.
Benefits
Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full employees and their families
Up to 16 days of PTO for full time employees
6 paid holidays for full time employees
Tuition reimbursement
401(k) retirement plan
Flexible spending and health savings accounts
What you will do in this role:
- Be responsible for working with internal nd external customers to review incoming referrals of patients and screen as appropriate for admission to the Behavioral Health Unit.
- Performs and provides administrative support services for the patient admissions process.
- Meets with patients, contacts and meets with families as needed for admission registration, facilitates registration of patients in hospital EMR or other electronic registration systems.
- Conducts initial insurance verification and insurance registration/submissions of initial clinical documentation for pre-authorization of patient's care to third-party payers as required.
- Coordinates with Business Office to ensure accurate verification of benefits and timely entry of initial authorization data.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Bachelor's Degree in Human Service Area or Business preferred.
- CPR .
- Minimum of 1 years experience in admitting procedures in a psychiatric setting.
- Experience in crisis counseling and crisis evaluations preferred.
Salary range: $17 - $28 per hour. We would expect those hired into this job would be paid within this hourly rate, however, certain circumstances may allow us to pay outside of this hourly rate.
Salary : $17 - $28
