Access Specialist- FT, Days - Oceanport, NJ

RWJBarnabas Health; Oceanport (NJ); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare system is seeking an Access Specialist for its Central Access Office. This full-time position involves facilitating admissions, data management, and providing support for behavioral health services. Candidates should possess a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and have crisis intervention experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in psychology or related field required.
• Minimum two years crisis intervention experience required.
• Knowledge of word processing and data entry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates admission process and provides information and referrals.
• Responsible for data inquiry, data entry, and record-keeping.
• Links employees and dependents to behavioral health resources.

Skills

Strong interpersonal communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in psychology or related human services

Tools

Word processing

Computer data input

Mainframe

Job description

Job Title: Access Specialist

Location: Barnabas Health Corp

Department: Central Access Office

Req#: 0000203220

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Salary Range: $23.77 - $28.20 Hourly

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly range for this position if hired to work.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview:

RWJBarnabas Health is hiring for an Access Specialist with the Central Access Office. This is a Full-Time, Day position.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor s degree in psychology or related human services field required.
• Minimum two years crisis intervention experience required.

Preferred:

• Strong interpersonal/telephone communication and organizational skills required.
• Knowledge and proficiency of word processing, computer data input and/or mainframe preferred.

Scheduling Requirements:

• Full-Time
• Days
• 37.5 hours per week

Essential Functions:

• The Behavioral Health Intake Specialist facilitates the admission process, provides information and referrals and makes appointments for the treatment of psychiatric related problems.
• This position is also responsible for intake and linkage of RWJBarnabas Health Care System employees and their dependents to RWJBarnabas Behavioral Health Network EAP Affiliates/Provider Network, as well as for external EAP accounts(total membership approx 150k).
• The Behavioral Health Intake Specialist is responsible for all associated data inquiry, data entry and record-keeping.
• All methods of practice shall conform to written hospital policies and procedures and be carried out to the highest achievable level of competence in a manner demonstrating concern and consideration.
• The Behavioral Health Intake Specialist will demonstrate the RWJBarnabas philosophy to Total Quality Management by actively applying that philosophy in all dealings with both internal and external customers.

Other Duties: