Admissions Counselor (PRN) Days at ECU Health Behavioral Health Hospital, Covington, LA
Admissions Counselor (PRN) Days at ECU Health Behavioral Health Hospital in Covington, LA. Est. up to $100k. Apply with swipeandhired.
Admissions Counselor (PRN) Days
Job Locations
US-LA-Covington
Job ID
2026-113435
Category
Counselor
Location: Name
Covington Behavioral Health
Overview
Covington Behavioral is seeking a compassionate and skilled PRN Admissions Counelor to lead our admissions team and support individuals and families facing emotional and behavioral challenges.
Schedule: (Days) 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Qualifications:
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in a social services field required (if state allows).
- Master's 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.
Responsibilities
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.
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