Description

Brief Summary Duties

Responsible for all aspects of on-site admissions (Medhost, Building Charts, coordinating with the PAC, Follow-up calls, updating assessments, signing in all patients, enrolling them in case management with insurance if needed, updating the bed boards, responsible for step-up admissions and all other responsibilities assigned by Admissions Director.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Facilitate admissions and assessment processes for incoming patients.

Respond to inquiries about the facility within facility policy timeframes.

Schedule/complete pre-admission assessments and communicate recommendations to patients or their families.

Collaborate with other facility medical and psychiatric personnel to ensure appropriate recommendations and admissions.

Coordinate admission and transfer between levels of care within the facility.

Communicate projected admissions to designated internal representative in a timely manner.

Perform insurance benefit verifications, disseminating the information gathered to patient, their families and other appropriate facility staff.

Ensure all medical admission documentation is gathered from external sources prior to patient admission and secure initial pre-authorization for treatment and admission.

Assist individual therapists with concurrent reviews with insurance companies to secure continued treatment.

Coordinate and facilitate peer to peer reviews when needed and collaborate the results of reviews with multi-disciplinary treatment team.

Provide accurate and ongoing assessment of patient status in the admissions process.

Communicate treatment recommendations to and coordinate with other treatment teams.

Qualifications

Skills

Required

• Financial Awareness: Advanced

• Customer Focus: Expert

• Problem Solving: Advanced

• Planning & Organizing: Expert

• Communication: Advanced

• Attention to Detail: Advanced

Behaviors

Required

• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations

Required

• Work-Life Balance: Inspired to perform well by having ample time to pursue work and interests outside of work

• Job Security: Inspired to perform well by the knowledge that your job is safe

• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Education

Required

• Associates or better in Human Services

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)