Psych Admissions Coordinator ll

Mass General Brigham • Belmont, CA

14d • $20 - $29 • Onsite

About The Position

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham. Swing Shift M-F 1pm -9pm Job Summary Psychiatric triage for all levels of care for McLean Hospital units on and off-site, certain McLean affiliates, MGB facilities, and capitated contracts. Provides teaching function for all evaluating clinicians regarding payers and precertification requirements, as well as a teaching/consulting role to junior psychiatric triage staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Related Field of Study required
• Experience working in a mental healthcare setting 3-5 years required
• Experience as a Psych Admissions Coordinator I 1-2 years required
• Demonstrated strong interviewing skills, clinical knowledge of psychiatric diagnoses and treatment, data entry, excellent interpersonal communication via telephone and in person, with a high degree of comfort working with a psychiatric population.
• Must be able to handle sensitive information with discretion and good judgment, knowledge of computer terminal, EPIC and Microsoft Teams preferred.
• Keyboarding.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates inpatient admission for psychiatric and substance abuse referrals across four campuses 24/7/365.
• Interviews the patient, family member, or referring professional to obtain clinical and demographic data following the established admission procedure.
• Provides MGB-wide bed search following established triage procedure.
• Continually reassess census and bed availability.
• Completes financial screening according to established procedure.
• Enters patient information into EPIC completely and accurately.
• Maintains confidentiality of the department's information and contributes to the effective operation of the department.
• Completes admitting paperwork.
• Interacts with departmental hospital staff in a professional and cooperative manner.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level