Medical Intake Coordinator
Medical Intake Coordinator
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Job Description
Weekly outpatient therapy isnt always enough and a trip to the ER isnt the only answer. Patients and their families rely on CompassHealth Center whenincrisis every day wehelp people overcome depression anxiety suicidality obsessions/compulsions trauma chronic pain and other obstacles in order for our patients to live freely.
About This Role
The Medical Intake Coordinator is responsible for the medical registration of new patients and collaborating with multidisciplinary team members to communicate patient health information that requires treatment planning and/or further medical consultation.
Our stateoftheart facility in Oak Brook is modern bright and creates an inviting therapeutic space for both patients and employees alike.
What Youll Do:
- Manages the medical registration process of patients entering the healthcare facility
- Provides administrative support to the Nursing Department and Psychiatry Department
- Collects and documents intake information such as medication and health history
- Communicates and collaborates with the nursing team regarding intake information
- Collects and documents of vital signs height weight
- Drafting medical documentation and lab orders under the direction of the psychiatry provider
- Transcribing medical information to patients charts & communicating pertinent information to the treatment team
- Maintains confidentiality in matters related to patient family and client facility staff.
- Provides supplementary assistance with infection control and prevention measures
- Medication medical supply and equipment inventory
- Initiating Prior Authorizations for medications and diagnostic tests
- Participates in professional development activities
- All other duties within the scope of training as assigned by the Director of Nursing
Consults with:
- Psychiatrists Nurse Practitioners Program Directors Staff Therapists Staff Nurses and Administrative Staff
Who You Are:
- Exceptional interpersonal and therapeutic communication skills
- Robust organizational and time management skills with noteworthy attention to detail
- Team player with adaptiveness and agility
- Working knowledge of medical terminology and computer literacy (highly preferred)
- Medical Assistant (preferred)
- Current CPR certification (preferred)
- Working knowledge of pharmaceuticals (preferred)
- Experience in mental health care (preferred)
Physical Requirements
- Often required to walk; use hands to finger handle or feel; and reach forward with hands and arms.
- Occasionally required to sit and stoop kneel or crouch.
- The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
Schedule (schedule of 40 hours/week)
- Monday through Friday 8:30am4:30pm
- Schedule flexibility given patient and program needs
We are committed to a fair and equitable work environment. The expected compensation range for this role is below. This range includes multiple career path levels across the organization; where you fall in the range is dependent upon a number of factors including but not limited to your years of experience type of experience location and education/certifications. Compass reserves the right to update these ranges.
Compensation
$20 $23 USD
We know job descriptionscan be intimidating so if this sounds like an opportunity for you please dont hesitate to apply!
Who We Are
Compass Health Center is a recognized leader in crisislevel mental health bringing passion connection and patientcentered care to the PartialHospitalizationand Intensive Outpatient space (PHP/IOP). Based in Chicagoland we serve hundreds of patients every day ranging from ages 5 through adulthood in our onsite facilities or through our flourishing virtual fills a critical gap between outpatient and inpatient care through an intermediate level of Behavioral Healthcare.
A few more things we want you to know: our values are super important to us and hopefully will be to you too. Cultural humility teamwork continuous improvement connection patient centered care passion innovation and agility should be your power sources. Joining Compass is an opportunity to feel fulfilled through a joint mission towards healing our communities.
Benefits & Perks
We know that you will be dedicated to your purpose here. We look at that investment as a twoway street. We are proud to offer plenty of space for growth and opportunities to pursue continuous development within our organization.
For eligible positions our other benefits include: comprehensive medical/dental/vision plans 401k program with company matching generous PTO (including competitive parental leave after 1 year of employment) and continuous training through CEU seminars and volunteering opportunities.
Whats Next
Compass is committed to cultivating diverse and dynamic teams who exude passion for their craft so whether or not you check all the boxes we encourage you to apply wed be grateful to hear from you!
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
