Position: Intake Specialist

Work Shift: Friday thru Sunday

Job Type: Full Time

What we will provide for you:

• Small hospital BIG opportunities
• Earned time off (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

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.

As an Intake Specialist, you will be responsible for coordinating admissions to our hospital through relationships and communication with referral sources, providers and nursing staff.

Position Highlights:

• Answer and screen calls from referral sources.
• Complete electronic paperwork for all referral calls, documenting all information so that an accurate decision can be made by the provider for appropriateness of hospital services.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge and use throughout the intake process of reported medical information, including but not limited to medications, tests, behaviors and history.
• Communicate effectively with providers and nursing staff to ensure efficient and appropriate admissions.

Qualifications:

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or a bachelor's degree in a behavioral health related field
• Good communication skills (verbal and written).
• Computer literate.
• One-year experience working in a similar position, or one year of clinical experience with the primary population served by the program.

Center for Behavioral Health Osage Beach is an 18-bed inpatient, free standing Adult Psychiatric hospital that specializes in treating Anxiety, Major Depression, Mood disturbances, Psychosis, and other mental health illnesses.NHC sees itself as a partner with the surrounding community as we provide psychiatric care to adult patients who require inpatient hospitalization due to illnesses related to mental health. We are CARING IN A BETTER WAY DAY BY DAY!

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.

Work Location : Center for Behavioral Health Osage Beach; 840 Passover Rd; Osage Beach, MO 65065

If you are passionate about improving behavior health, we would love the opportunity to meet you.

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