Psychiatric Admissions Coordinator

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What Awaits You?

Career growth and development

Diverse and collaborative working environment

Affordable and comprehensive benefits package

JOB SUMMARY:

The Psychiatric Admissions Coordinator is under general supervision, provides clerical and administrative support to the Psychiatric Service. Work requires internal contacts outside the work group to exchange work-related information. Contact with external contacts is for ongoing service, handling of routine transactions and providing detailed information about a selected service or capability.

MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides daily support to the Psychiatric Service staff by:
• Assisting with referrals to psychiatric facilities and programs
• Communicating with appropriate third party payers to obtain necessary authorization.
• Documenting in the patient record efforts at authorization referral and placement.
• Faxing referral information to facilities.
• Preparing transfer packets.
• Arranging transportation for patients for discharge and transfers to other facilities for continued care.
• Providing direct administrative/clerical support to the medical director and Behavior Health Unit in the ED social workers and physicians.
• Assisting the department director in scheduling meetings and appointments

Shift: Casual/on- call

Salary Range: Minimum 16.86 per hour - Maximum 27.84 per hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility.

In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

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