Behavioral Health Intake Specialist

Nationwide Children's Hospital Inc; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Inc in Columbus, OH, is seeking a coordinator to support Behavioral Health resources for families. You will screen and triage needs, refer and schedule services, collect pre-admission data, and flag emergent cases for clinical review.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field, has strong customer service and data entry skills, and is proficient with EPIC and hospital scheduling systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work or related field, required.
• Strong skills in customer service, process improvement, data entry, and advanced computer skills, required.
• Proficiency with EPIC and the NCHBH system, preferred.
• Behavioral health or customer service experience, required.

Responsibilities

• Assists families in determining needed resources and services through a screening and triage process.
• Answers questions and concerns of families and provides service referrals and scheduling.
• Gathers referral and pre-admission information and completes all pre-admission data entry.
• Identifies emergent or complex cases and seeks clinical review prior to finalizing the referral.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to ensure efficient resource and scheduling services.
• Utilize Electronic Medical Record and Scheduling software to assess the demand for services and the ability of current service capacities to meet the community’s needs.
• Maintains confidentiality of all clinical and administrative information consistent with agency policy.

Skills

Customer service

Process improvement

Data entry

Advanced computer skills

EPIC

NCHBH system

Education

Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work or related field

Tools

EPIC

NCHBH system

Job description

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Inc in Columbus, OH, is seeking a coordinator to support Behavioral Health resources for families. You will screen and triage needs, refer and schedule services, collect pre-admission data, and flag emergent cases for clinical review.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field, has strong customer service and data entry skills, and is proficient with EPIC and hospital scheduling systems.