Hospital Admissions Coordinator

BENEFITS:

Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral Health provides a comprehensive package of benefits for our Admissions. Current benefits include:

Competitive hourly rate with shift differential available
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Competitive PTO plan
Employee discount program
Employee disaster assistance program
Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan
Excellent training program
Professional growth opportunity that is second to none in the industry. Join a team with defined career paths and a national family of hospitals and facilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMISSIONS SPECIALIST:

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.
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.
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.

EDUCATION AND LICENSURE 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.