Admissions Counselor
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ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR
Located in Henderson NV Seven Hills Hospital brings a world of compassion hope and best practice medical care to the people who need it the most. We are a growing private 134bed psychiatric hospital that is dedicated to providing highquality care for adults geriatrics and adolescents (ages 517 who are suffering from behavioral health and chemical dependency issues. Our patients recover at our new stateofthe art medical facility in the Seven Hills area of Henderson Nevada. Henderson is one of the fastest growing cities in the US and is located just 7 miles from the famed Las Vegas Strip and a couple of miles from beautiful Lake Mead.
Seven Hills Hospital is part of the Acadia Healthcare a provider of behavioral healthcare services throughout the US.
Join the team of highly dedicated mental health professionals. We are presently looking for an Intake Specialist who will be responsible for:
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Facilitate intake admission and utilization review process for incoming patients.
- Perform insurance benefit verifications disseminating the information gathered to patient their families and appropriate internal staff.
- Provide accurate and ongoing assessment of patients status in the admission and utilization process.
- Respond to inquiries about the facility within facility policy timeframes.
- Schedule/complete preadmission assessments and communicate recommendations to patient or their family.
- Collaborate with other facility medical and psychiatric personnel to ensure appropriate recommendations and admissions.
- Provide accurate and ongoing assessment of patients status in the admissions intake and utilization process.
- Provide education to patient and their family throughout stay.
- Perform ongoing assessments of physical/function emotional social spiritual and financial needs patients and implements crisis intervention and referral.
- Provide education regarding healthcare and social resource systems to empower patient and their family to access resources independently.
OTHER FUNCTIONS:
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
- Masters degree in a Therapeutic Counseling Behavioral Science Social Work or related field. In some states may also be a registered nurse in which case an associates or bachelors degree in nursing is required.
- Three plus years of mental/behavioral health experience working with individuals in a clinical or observational capacity preferably within the area of specialty for the facility.
- Experience in the managed care precertification process level of care assessments and utilization.
LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
- Current licensure as required for the area of clinical specialty i.e. current RN license CAC or other clinical counseling or therapy license as designated by the state in which the facility operates.
- CPR and deescalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
- First aid may be required based on state or facility.
Seven Hills Hospital offers competitive compensation and benefits package including medical dental vision leave benefits life insurance and 401k plan with matching.
No Agency calls please.
Seven Hills Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Employment Type
Full Time
