ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR (MOBILE)
Responsibilities
- Facilitate admissions and assessment processes for incoming patients.
- Respond to inquiries about the facility within facility policy timeframes.
- Schedule/complete pre-admission assessments and communicate recommendations to patients or their families.
- Collaborate with other facility medical and psychiatric personnel to ensure appropriate recommendations and admissions.
- Communicate projected admissions to designated internal representative in a timely manner.
- Cook up admission and transfer between levels of care within the facility.
- Perform insurance benefit verifications, disseminating the information gathered to patient, their families and other appropriate facility staff.
- Ensure all medical admission documentation is gathered from external sources prior to patient admission and secure initial pre-authorization for treatment and admission.
- Provide accurate and ongoing assessment of patient status in the admissions process.
- Communicate treatment recommendations to and coordinate with other treatment teams.
- Travel to different hospitals and facilities around the valley.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
For each six-hour on-call period during which no call is received, Mobile Assessors will be compensated at a rate of $50.00. For completed assessments, Mobile Assessors will be compensated at a rate of $100.00 per patient assessed in lieu of the on-call rate.
About the Role
Spring Mountain Treatment Center is a 110-bed mental health facility providing acute crisis stabilization services for adults, teens, and children in a secure inpatient setting since 2001. Our individualized treatment includes a structured, therapeutic environment, intensive physician involvement and oversight, and daily group and educational programs. We provide a caring and healthy environment that gives individuals a chance to make positive changes. We are currently seeking a dynamic professional to join our team as a PRN Intake Counselor & Mobile Assessor.
Requirements
- Masters preferred with major academic studies in psychology, social work or health/counseling field.
- Must have three (3) years’ experience working in a clinical setting, providing direct patient care and/or previous admission experience.
- Must have marketing and sales abilities, as well as, the ability to complete clinical assessments.
- Understand and honor the established hospital rules, regulations and Policy and Procedures.
- Good communication skills, i.e., reading, writing, and speaking.
- Ability to follow both written and verbal instructions.
- Good leadership qualities which includes self-control, patience, and empathy.
- Obtain BLS Basic Life Support certification.
- New hires are required to attend 1 full week of New Employee Orientation on day shift, normally 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.
- Must successfully pass background check (includes criminal history, Child Abuse and Neglect Registry, and ABI/FBI fingerprint check).
Qualifications
Masters preferred with major academic studies in psychology, social work or health/counseling field.
Must have three (3) years’ experience working in a clinical setting, providing direct patient care and/or previous admission experience.
Must have marketing and sales abilities, as well as, the ability to complete clinical assessments.
Skills
Marketing and Sales Abilities
Ability to Complete Clinical Assessments
Benefits
Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off for full and part-time positions
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans for full and part-time positions
401(K) with company match
Career development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries!
Pay
Compensation details are provided in the Job Duties/Responsibilities section.
Schedule
PRN (Per Request Notified)