Acadiana Treatment Center
Location
Valdosta, Georgia
The Admissions Counselor facilitates the intake, admission, and utilization review process to ensure appropriate levels of care for patients. They also perform insurance benefit verifications and provide ongoing assessments of patient needs throughout their stay.
A Bachelor's degree in Social Service is required, with a preference for a Registered Nurse (RN) or Master of Social Work (MSW). Candidates must have mental or behavioral health experience and relevant clinical licensure.
The Admissions Counselor (aka Intake Coordinator) is a Clinical professional responsible for facilitating admissions, clinical intake assessments and utilization review processes to assure continuity for the most appropriate level of care for patients and their benefit/resources utilization, working under the direction of the Director of Admissions.
Work Schedule: 3 days one week, 4 days one week, rotating weekends
Facilitate intake, admission and utilization review process for incoming patients.
Perform insurance benefit verifications, disseminating the information gathered to patient, their families and appropriate internal staff.
Provide accurate and ongoing assessment of patient’s status in the admission and utilization process.
Respond to inquiries about the facility within facility policy timeframes.
Schedule/complete pre-admission assessments and communicate recommendations to patient or their family.
Collaborate with other facility medical and psychiatric personnel to ensure appropriate recommendations and admissions.
Provide accurate and ongoing assessment of patient’s status in the admissions, intake and utilization process.
Provide education to patient and their family throughout stay.
Perform ongoing assessments of physical/function, emotional, social, spiritual and financial needs patients and implements crisis intervention and referral.
Provide education regarding healthcare and social resource systems to empower patient and their family to access resources independently.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
Register Nurse (RN) preferred, or Master Social Work preferred; Bachelor Social Service Required. Mental/behavioral health experience working with individuals in a clinical or observational capacity, preferably within the area of specialty for the facility. Experience in the managed care pre-certification process, level of care assessments and utilization.
Current licensure, as required for the area of clinical specialty, i.e., current RN license, CAC or other clinical counseling or therapy license, as designated by the state in which the facility operates.
First Aid, CPR, de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
As required.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any person based on race, color, national origin, disability, age, or gender.
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