Intake Clinician - 5k Bonus at ECU Health Behavioral Health Hospital, Madison, WI
Intake Clinician - 5k Bonus at ECU Health Behavioral Health Hospital in Madison, WI. Full-time. Est. up to $80k. Apply with swipeandhired.
Admission Counselor strarting at $35.23 with $5k sign on
Shift: E venings, five 8s 3p-11:30p, every other weekend
Full time
Shift differential
Why Join
- Competitive compensation with industry leading annual performance-based bonus opportunity
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match to support your financial future
- Generous paid time off for vacation, sick days, and holidays
- Professional development & leadership training to sharpen your skills
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
Clinical professional is 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/resource utilization.
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.
- Complete initial pre-authorization for treatment and admission prior to admission, when possible, and within payor timeframe guidelines.
- Admit the patient to the registration and accounting system. Complete all admission and consent forms with the patient.
- Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
- When a patient’s needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
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