What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intake Admissions Coordinator - Thurs - Sat - Nights - Plano, TX position at WellBridge Healthcare?
Description
Wellbridge Healthcare, owned and operated by LifePoint Health, is seeking a passionate, creative and goal-oriented Intake & Admissions Coordinator to join the team at our behavioral health hospital in Plano, TX. We specialize in compassionate behavioral health services, including crisis stabilization for acute mental health and substance use disorders. Our philosophy is built on a psychosocial model of care and follows the core principles of resilience, recovery and restoration.
We are looking for someone who will have an immediate impact on expanding on our success, growing our services and fulfilling our mission of improving the lives of all we touch.
- Be responsible for working with internal nd external customers to review incoming referrals of patients and screen as appropriate for admission to the Behavioral Health Unit.
- Performs and provides administrative support services for the patient admissions process.
- Meets with patients, contacts and meets with families as needed for admission registration, facilitates registration of patients in hospital EMR or other electronic registration systems.
- Conducts initial insurance verification and insurance registration/submissions of initial clinical documentation for pre-authorization of patient's care to third-party payers as required.
- Coordinates with Business Office to ensure accurate verification of benefits and timely entry of initial authorization data.
Qualifications
As a Behavioral Health & Intake Admissions Coordinator you will have:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Bachelor's Degree in Human Service Area or Business preferred.
- CPR and CPI
- On the job or equivalent training/experience in admitting procedures in a healthcare setting preferred.
- Minimum of 1 years experience in admitting procedures in a psychiatric setting.
- Experience in crisis counseling and crisis evaluations preferred.