PRN Intake Coordinator - M-F Evenings

Summit BHC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Intake Coordinator provides a single point of entry for in-patient intake. Duties include phone triage, addressing requests for services, performing patient call backs, and documenting all call activities. The role involves answering inquiry calls about hospital services and bed availability, performing pre-registration, collecting pertinent data, verifying insurance eligibility, and coordinating with insurance companies. The Intake Coordinator facilitates and coordinates assessments and/or intake to facility services when appropriate, and maintains communication between the organization and patient referrals and family.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
One or more years' experience in healthcare admissions required.
Experience in patient 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.
CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or other related field preferred.
Preferably in the mental health or substance use disorder field.

Responsibilities

Conducts pre-admission screenings.
Schedules assessments.
Works closely with business office, nursing and clinical staff as well as external parties to ensure the timely admission of patients.
Refers inquiries to other agencies and community resources when not appropriate for facility assistance or admission.
Provides information and referral services for internal and external customers.
Presents clinical information to a member of the medical staff for approval of intake.
Provides crisis intervention services if needed.
Verifies insurance upon intake.
Maintains all the documentation involved with the admissions process.
Provides ongoing communications with referral sources concerning the status of patients referred into the program; promotes and provides education regarding available services.
Provides clerical support to admissions (to include but not limited to): collating admission folders as required, ensuring an adequate supply of pre-stuffed admission folders, auditing patient charts, and monitoring patients while in an internal waiting room.