AdamsPlace·Camden County, Missouri
The coordinator reviews referrals for medical necessity and level of care, assists in admission decisions, and manages the initial nursing assessment and medication review for incoming patients. They are also responsible for communicating decisions to families and referral sources and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
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Position: LPN Intake / Admissions Coordinator (Weekends only)
Are you a passionate Intake Specialist looking to join a team to improve behavioral health in your community? We would like for you to consider our Intake Specialist opportunity for our state of the art hospital and carry out our vision of bringing communities, healthcare providers, and families together to improve behavioral health, one patient at a time. We provide psychiatric care to patients who require inpatient hospitalization due to mental health issues.
Job Type: Full Time
Center for Behavioral Health Osage Beach is a 16-bed inpatient, free standing Adult Psychiatric hospital that specializes in treating Anxiety, Major Depression, Mood disturbances, Psychosis, and other mental health illnesses.
Bachelor or Associate Degree from an accredited school of Nursing.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or a bachelor’s degree in a behavioral health related field.
Utilization Review and insurance authorization preferred.
Prefer one-year experience working in a similar position, or one year of clinical experience with the primary population served by the program.
Reviews information on all referrals for medical necessity and level of care criteria as well as medical stability.
Assists in presenting information to provider for admission decision.
Reviews and enters medications for those patients being admitted.
Begins admission process for those patients selected for admission including skin assessment and beginning the nursing assessment.
May take admission orders from the provider.
Keeps family and referral source informed of decision making.
Recommends other resources when indicated.
Accompany patient to the unit and introduces them to the staff
Gives a thorough hand off to the receiving nurse.
Demonstrates a working knowledge of regulatory agencies, insurance companies, State/Federal requirements, and ensures host facilities standards are maintained.
Completes required monthly reports and communicates effectively with management.
Operates in an ethical manner in dealing with referral sources, patients, families, and external agencies.
Provides input into the system for monitoring and improving inquiry calls.
Identifies, reports or corrects variables affecting the quality of services provided to patients/families and referring/inquiring agencies.
Participates in the Hospital’s quality improvement process and utilization review as required.
Center for Behavioral Health Osage Beach: Mission Statement
The Center for Behavioral Health Osage Beach will operate a “state of the industry” treatment facility that provides specialized treatment services designed to continually improve in quality and cost effectiveness. Patient care services will be provided by a multidisciplinary treatment team of professionals utilizing current, research-based, Best Practice protocols designed to achieve maximum therapeutic benefit for each patient entrusted to its care.
Inpatient Acute Care at Center for Behavioral Health Osage Beach is designed to meet needs of individuals in crisis. The mission of our facility is to provide quality services that consistently meet and exceed the expectations of patients, families, referral sources, payers, and partners. Inpatient services are offered for individuals 18 and older who meet inpatient criteria.
Candidates must be a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or hold a bachelor's degree in a behavioral health field, with a preference for utilization review/insurance authorization experience or one year of clinical experience with the target population. An Associate or Bachelor's Degree from an accredited school of Nursing is also required for the LPN role.
Market context
Behavioral health roles in Missouri often draw steady demand, especially for licensed counselors who can support adults, children, and adolescents across varied care settings. These positions are competitive because employers typically want fully licensed LPCs with broad population experience, and benefits such as health, dental, vision, parental leave, and flexible schedules can influence candidate interest. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, then confirm your Missouri LPC status and highlight direct experience with all three age groups in your application.
