PRN Night Shift Behavioral Health Admissions Counselor

Acadia Healthcare; Valdosta (GA); In loco; USD 42.000 - 60.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Acadia Healthcare is seeking a Clinical Admissions Specialist for PRN night shifts in Valdosta, GA. The role facilitates admissions, intake assessments, and utilization review to ensure the appropriate level of care and benefit utilization.

Responsibilities include responding to inquiries, building therapeutic relationships, determining benefit eligibility, coordinating admissions and transfers, and maintaining accurate medical records and pre-authorization.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in a social services field required.
• Master’s degree in a social services field or RN preferred.
• One or more years’ experience in mental/behavioral health preferred.

Mansioni

• Respond to inquiries about the facility within policy timeframes.
• Develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Perform benefit eligibility determinations for admissions.
• Collaborate with facility medical and psychiatric staff on referrals.
• Coordinate admission and transfer between levels of care.
• Maintain knowledge of milieu management.
• Communicate projected admissions to internal stakeholders.
• Ensure clinical information is obtained prior to admission.
• Schedule and complete pre-admission assessments and discuss dispositions.
• Prepare and maintain medical records for payor authorization.
• Complete initial pre-authorization for treatment and admission.
• Admit patients into registration and accounting systems.
• Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, professional attitude toward customers.
• Resolve complaints and prioritize patient safety.
• Coordinate care for non-admitted patients and arrange follow-up.
• Demonstrate urgency in patient safety and service delivery.
• Conduct safety checks and follow supervision guidelines.

Conoscenze

Inquiries handling

Therapeutic relationships

Benefit eligibility

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Admissions coordination

Medical records documentation

Pre-admission assessment

Payor authorization

Admission systems

Patient safety

Complaint resolution

Urgency in safety

Supervision scheduling

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in social services

Master's in related field

RN preferred

Descrizione del lavoro

Acadia Healthcare is seeking a Clinical Admissions Specialist for PRN night shifts in Valdosta, GA. The role facilitates admissions, intake assessments, and utilization review to ensure the appropriate level of care and benefit utilization.

Responsibilities include responding to inquiries, building therapeutic relationships, determining benefit eligibility, coordinating admissions and transfers, and maintaining accurate medical records and pre-authorization.