Location: Henryville,PA, USA
Description
Brief Summary Duties
Responsible for all aspects of on-site admissions (Medhost, Building Charts, coordinating with the PAC, Follow-up calls, updating assessments, signing in all patients, enrolling them in case management with insurance if needed, updating the bed boards, responsible for step-up admissions and all other responsibilities assigned by Admissions Director.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
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.
Collaborate with other facility medical and psychiatric personnel to ensure appropriate recommendations and admissions.
Coordinate admission and transfer between levels of care within the facility.
Communicate projected admissions to designated internal representative in a timely manner.
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.
Assist individual therapists with concurrent reviews with insurance companies to secure continued treatment.
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.
Communicate treatment recommendations to and coordinate with other treatment teams.
Qualifications
Skills
Required
+ Financial Awareness: Advanced
+ Customer Focus: Expert
+ Problem Solving: Advanced
+ Planning & Organizing: Expert
+ Communication: Advanced
+ Attention to Detail: Advanced
Behaviors
Required
+ Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
+ Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
+ Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Motivations
Required
+ Work-Life Balance: Inspired to perform well by having ample time to pursue work and interests outside of work
+ Job Security: Inspired to perform well by the knowledge that your job is safe
+ Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
Education
Required
+ Associates or better in Human Services
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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