ADMISSIONS SPECIALIST - 3P-11P

Gulfportbehavioral; Gulfport (MS); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging and rewarding work env.

Career development opportunities

Competitive compensation

Medical, dental, vision plans

401K with match

Paid time off

Life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Gulfport Behavioral Health System is a 92-bed psychiatric hospital providing child, adolescent, adult, and military behavioral health programs. The Admissions Specialist on the Intake Team coordinates admissions, handles inquiries, processes referrals, and manages insurance verification, patient registration, vitals, and bed board monitoring.

Hours are Monday–Friday 3pm–11pm. A Bachelor’s degree in a related field, at least one year of relevant experience, CPR and CPI certification are required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field required.
• Minimum of one year in human services or mental health with administrative duties, crisis intervention, telephonic triage and customer service.
• CPR and CPI certification required or can be obtained during new hire orientation.
• Knowledge of crisis intervention, risk assessment, psychiatric diagnoses and behavior management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate admissions process and manage inquiry calls.
• Process referrals for possible admission.
• Verify insurance and precertification; register patients; take vitals; monitor bed board.
• Schedule evaluations and admissions; perform belongings searches; fulfill non-clinical duties.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Crisis intervention

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work/psychology/mental health

Job description

Responsibilities

Gulfport Behavioral Health System is a 92‑bed psychiatric hospital offering child, adolescent, adult, and military service behavioral health programs and treatment services.

The Admissions Specialist is a member of the Intake Team and is responsible for coordinating aspects of the admissions process. This includes the efficient and effective handling of inquiry calls, processing of referrals for possible admission, knowledge of and communication with referral sources and customers who present for assessment. Additional responsibilities include insurance verification/precertification, patient registration process, vitals, wanding, patient observations, scheduling of evaluations, admissions processing, bed board monitoring, belongings searches, and other non‑clinical duties as assigned by admissions leadership team. Hours are Monday‑Friday 3p‑11p.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, psychology, mental health, or a related field.

Experience: A minimum of one year of experience in a human service, social service, psychiatric, or mental health setting, performing administrative duties, crisis intervention, telephonic triage and inquiries, and customer service.

Additional Requirement: Certification in CPR and Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI). Certifications may be obtained during new hire orientation.

Knowledge: Prefer knowledge of crisis intervention and risk assessment, psychiatric diagnoses symptomology, basic chemical dependency, age‑specific growth and development, and crisis and behavior management.

Benefits

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Free Basic Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement

For more information, contact: Cynthia Render‑Leach, Human Resources Director at 228‑236‑2129 or [e-mail].

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.