Admissions Coordinator
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Description Position at Clarvida - Tennessee Program(s): SUMMARY The Admissions Coordinator, under the supervision of a Program Director, contributes to program excellence and integrity by coordinating client admissions into Camelot's programs, and carries out direct clinical care and administrative functions. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Working with the Program Director to maintain the appropriate number of admissions while providing client-centered care by keeping in mind the availability of services to meet the clients' needs. • • • Performing intake assessments and completing admission packets. Reviewing referral material and assigning referrals to clinicians in a timely manner. Coordinating admissions, including but not limited to completing paperwork, communicating with referral sources, and completing initial authorizations. • • Marketing and building internal and external relationships. Participating in therapeutic interventions, court hearings, and school and community meetings as required for the program. • • • Handling crisis and high-risk situations. Participating in the on-call process. Providing families (foster, biological, or adoptive) with training and support needed to create a therapeutic environment in the home, including ongoing innovative intervention sessions. Completing documentation on treatment interventions, meetings, and treatment plans for assigned clients within mandated time frames. • • • • • Participating in peer audits. Documenting supervision notations and activity logs on a daily basis. Assisting with chart audits; closing out discharged client files. And other duties as assigned. OTHER DUTIES • • Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. PHYSICAL DEMANDS • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Admissions Coordinator While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. • TRAVEL • None required SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES • None required REQUIRED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE • • Master's Degree in a Human Service discipline from an accredited four-year college or university Experience working with children/adolescents and families in a therapeutic treatment environment and in compliance with State and/or contractual requirements • Sensitive to other cultures and socioeconomic levels CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS • • CPR and First Aid certified, or be willing to obtain certification before working with clients required Valid driver's license and automobile insurance in good standing QUALIFICATIONS • • • Language Skills Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors. Mathematical Skills Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis. Reasoning Ability Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATIONS • • • • Mentoring skills Ability to work as team member Organizational skills Communication skills We encourage job seekers to be vigilant against fraudulent recruitment activities that are on the rise across the healthcare industry. Communication about legitimate Clarvida job opportunities will only come from an authorized Clarvida.com email address or a personal LinkedIn account that is associated with a Clarvida.com email address. Clarvida recruiters will never charge application fees, conduct interviews via chat rooms, or extend job offers without a thorough recruitment process.