Admissions Counselor

Admissions Counselor - Cedar Crest Hospital

Shift: Night shift / 7:00pm to 7:00am Sunday. Monday Wednesday or Tuesday Wednesday Saturday

We are searching for a dedicated behavioral health professional with a proven ability to support patients and families through the admissions process with empathy professionalism and urgency. Experienced in insurance verification care coordination pre-admission assessments and communication with clinical teams to ensure appropriate placement continuity of care and positive patient outcomes.

Situated on over 30 acres in the beautiful rolling hills of Central Texas Cedar Crest provides innovative behavioral health and substance abuse treatment for children adolescents and adults. Our private campus includes walking trails picnic areas outdoor swimming pool full-size gym and state-of-the-art exercise equipment; providing opportunities for leisure therapeutic recreation and team building skills. Cedar Crest provides a full continuum of care including adolescent residential inpatient outpatient and partial hospitalization/intense outpatient treatments.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Respond to inquiries about the facility within facility policy timeframes.

• Ability to develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families.

• Perform benefit eligibility to ensure patient benefits are active at the time of admission. Communicate benefit eligibility to the business office and the patient or significant other.

• Collaborate with facility medical and psychiatric personnel to ensure appropriate recommendations regarding pending referrals.

• Coordinate admission and transfer from referral sources and between levels of care within the facility.

• Maintain knowledge of milieu management.

• Communicate projected admissions to designated internal representatives promptly.

• Ensure all clinical information from referral sources or patients (including medical comorbidity information) is received when possible prior to patient admission.

• Schedule (when applicable) and complete pre-admission assessments consult with the admitting physician and communicate disposition recommendations to the patient or their family.

• Possess skill in preparing and maintaining appropriate medical record documentation that will result in authorization at the level of care being requested of the payor.

• Complete initial pre-authorization for treatment and admission prior to admission when possible and within payor timeframe guidelines.

• Admit the patient to the registration and accounting system. Complete all admission and consent forms with the patient.

• Demonstrate a positive empathetic and professional attitude toward customers always. When patient needs are not met acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

• When a patients needs are not met acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

• Coordinate care for patients who are not being admitted and ensure that they receive appropriate follow-up care and referrals.

• Demonstrate a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety and provide excellent customer service.

• Responsible for conducting safety checks and ensuring that supervision is conducted at 15-minute intervals as noted in special precautions or by individualized supervision guidelines as needed.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors degree in a social services field required (if state allows).

• Masters degree in a social services field (psychology counseling social work sociology health administration nursing) or RN preferred.

• One or more years experience in mental/behavioral health working with individuals in a clinical or observational capacity preferred.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Current licensure as preferred for the area of clinical specialty as designated by the state in which the facility operates.

• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).

• First aid may be preferred based on state or facility.

ADDITIONAL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS:

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances
(e.g. emergencies changes in workload rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.