Intake & Admissions Specialist — Front Desk Care

Summit BHC Henryville, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Wooded Glen Recovery Center in Henryville, IN seeks an Intake Coordinator to manage the front desk, handle phone triage, pre-registration, and insurance verification, and coordinate with admissions and insurance providers for timely client intake.

The role requires strong interpersonal and communication skills, experience in healthcare admissions, and CPR/de-escalation training. A bachelor’s degree is preferred; a high school diploma is required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or related field preferred.
• One or more years' experience in healthcare admissions preferred.
• Preferably in the mental health or substance use disorder field.
• Experience in client assessment, referral, treatment planning and communication with external review organizations or comparable entities.
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Outstanding interpersonal and interviewing and assessment skills.
• Skill in telephone etiquette and paging procedures.

Responsibilities

• Conducts pre-admission assessments.
• Interviews client, family members and/or collateral sources to assure intake criteria are met.
• Reviews prospective admissions against approved admission criteria, policies, and procedures.
• Generates, guides, and leads independent discussions with referral sources for client support, conflict resolution and business development with other treatment and healthcare professionals, Responds and reacts to the needs of referred clients.
• Assesses family needs for mediation, sober escort and intervention and determines which professional resources are most appropriate to contact based on information gathered.
• Decides which Interventionist and facility to recommend, the dates, and the travel.
• Works closely with other department as well as external parties to ensure the timely admission of clients.
• Documents daily all activities, contacts, appointments, and events in the designated Customer Relationship Management system.
• Maintains all the documentation involved with the admissions process.
• Utilizes resources to ensure insurance verifications of benefits for all clients on all private insurance admissions.
• Screens calls from referrals and sets up transportation for admission.
• Maintains a waiting list for admissions and stays in contact with potential candidates to facilitate admissions.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Telephone etiquette

Assessment skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or related field

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Wooded Glen Recovery Center in Henryville, IN seeks an Intake Coordinator to manage the front desk, handle phone triage, pre-registration, and insurance verification, and coordinate with admissions and insurance providers for timely client intake.

The role requires strong interpersonal and communication skills, experience in healthcare admissions, and CPR/de-escalation training. A bachelor’s degree is preferred; a high school diploma is required.