Overnight Admissions Specialist

Vantage Point Behavioral Health Hospital; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantage Point Behavioral Health Hospital seeks an Overnight Admissions Specialist to manage admissions, conduct assessments, and coordinate care with families and clinical teams.

You will verify insurance benefits, arrange pre-authorizations, and support therapists with reviews, ensuring smooth transitions across levels of care during overnight operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; in some states may be RN with related minimum education.
• Minimum one year experience working with individuals in a clinical or observational capacity.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate admissions and assessments for incoming patients.
• Respond to inquiries about the facility within policy timeframes.
• Schedule and complete pre-admission assessments; communicate recommendations to patients or families.
• Coordinate admissions with clinical teams and transfer between levels of care.
• Perform insurance benefit verifications and share information with patients and staff.
• Obtain initial pre-authorization for treatment and admission.

Skills

Communication

Assessment

Coordination

Insurance verification

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Science/Social Work/Related field

Job description

Vantage Point Behavioral Health Hospital is looking for an Overnight Admissions Specialist!

As our Overnight Admissions Specialist, you'll be at the heart of the patient admissions process, helping individuals access care when they need it most. From conducting assessments and coordinating admissions to working with families, referral sources, and clinical teams, you'll play a critical role in creating a positive and supportive experience for every patient entering our facility.

Pay: $19 - $25 per hour

Shift: Overnight 7 PM - 7 AM | Full-Time

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.

Other Functions

• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Science, Social Work, Vocational Rehabilitation, Sociology, Public Administration, or a related field; in some states, may also be a registered nurse, in which case, an Associate's degree in nursing may be the minimum educational requirement or an licensed practical or vocational nurse, in which case, successful completion of an LPN or LVN training program may be the minimum requirement. For states in which a therapist may act in this role, a master's degree in a therapeutic field required.
• Minimum one year experience working with individuals in a clinical or observational capacity, preferably within the area of specialty for the hiring facility.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

• Licensure, as required for the area of clinical specialty, i.e., RN license, CAC or other clinical counseling or therapy license, as designated by the state in which the facility operates.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.