Admissions Counselor

Acadia Healthcare • Norcross, GA

4d

About The Position

Come join our team as a Admissions Counselor, at Lakeview Behavioral Health! If you are passionate and dedicated to making a difference in the lives of those in need through compassionate therapeutic practices, this position is right for you! Purpose of position: Clinical professional responsible for facilitating admissions, clinical intake assessments and utilization review processes to assure continuity for the most appropriate level of care for patients and their benefit/resources utilization. Provide accurate and ongoing assessment of patient's status in the admission and utilization process. Schedule/complete pre-admission assessments and communicate recommendations to patient or their family.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate intake, admission and utilization review process for incoming patients.
• Perform insurance benefit verifications, disseminating the information gathered to patient, their families and appropriate internal staff.
• Provide accurate and ongoing assessment of patient's status in the admission and utilization process.
• Respond to inquiries about the facility within facility policy timeframes.
• Schedule/complete pre-admission assessments and communicate recommendations to patient or their family.
• Collaborate with other facility medical and psychiatric personnel to ensure appropriate recommendations and admissions.
• Provide accurate and ongoing assessment of patient's status in the admissions, intake and utilization process.
• Provide education to patient and their family about their stay.
• Perform ongoing assessments of physical/function, emotional, social, spiritual and financial needs patients and implements crisis intervention and referral.
• Provide education regarding healthcare and social resource systems to empower patient and their family to access resources independently.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees