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.
Requirements summary
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.
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.
Work Shift
Every
Weekend (Friday,
Saturday and
Sunday)
Dayshift 7:00 am - 7:00 pm
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.
What you will need
Education
Bachelor or Associate Degree from an accredited school of Nursing.
Training
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.
What you will be doing
Reviews information on all referrals for medical necessity and level of care criteria as well as medical stability.
Benefits
Sick leave
Tuition reimbursement
Vacation time
401k match
Family sick leave
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.
What we will provide for you
Tuition reimbursement available
Small hospital BIG opportunities
ETO (3 weeks accrued vacation time your first year)
Sick leave and Family Sick leave
Competitive benefits package, including 401K match
The Health and Happiness of our employees is a top priority
Casual environment, great staff to patient ratio
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.
