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SalaryOur Mission:
As one of the nation's leaders in treating individuals with co-occurring mood, addiction, eating disorders, and trauma, Acadia Healthcare places a strong emphasis on our admissions & intake functions to allow us to help every possible person in need. To this end, Acadia Healthcare is currently interested in hearing from dynamic, results driven candidates who may be a fit for the Remote Admissions Coordinator position. The Remote AC will be primarily responsible for the admission and/or registration of patients into the facility and maintaining communication between the organization and the patient referrals and family.
Description:
We currently have openings for Full-time Admissions Coordinators.
Benefits:Full-time employees are eligible for health/life insurance, PTO, and vacation accruals.
Schedule: Mon-Friday 10am-6:30pm and every other weekend. Weekends hours - 9am-5:30pm
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Support onsite admissions teams who have vacancies and/or high abandoned call rates in an effort to promptly assist clients and their families seeking treatment.
- Review prospective admissions against approved admission criteria, policies, and procedures.
- Initiate contact to gather required clinical and demographic data from patient and other sources.
- Respond promptly to inquiry calls.
- Schedule assessments.
- Conduct pre-admission assessments.
- Assist prospective patients and significant others in seeking treatment.
- Refer inquiries to other agencies and community resources when not appropriate for facility assistance or admission.
- Coordinate with referral sources.
- Coordinate transportation arrangements for patients.
- Responsible for maintaining all the documentation involved with the admissions process.
Other Functions:
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
Qualifications:
- College degree preferred.
- Two years experience in healthcare admissions, preferably in the mental health or substance abuse field.
Licenses / Certifications:
- Certified Addictions Counselor (CAC); Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor (CCDC) or Certified Employee Assistance Program (CEAP) certification preferred.
- CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
- First aid may be required based on state or facility.
Experience
Preferred- 1 year(s): One-year experience in healthcare admissions, preferably in the mental health or substance abuse field.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
