Intake Social Worker

About the role

CenterPointe Hospital of Columbia is a psychiatric hospital that provides life-changing care for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors. Located in Columbia, Missouri, our state-of-the-art facility offers a wide range of mental health and addiction programming designed to meet our patients’ diverse needs. Our inpatient programming serves people of all ages, providing crucial crisis intervention services for our community. The outpatient programming we provide for adolescents and adults is an excellent step-down option after someone completes inpatient treatment. Whatever level of care someone takes part in, they receive individualized treatment that we tailor specifically to them. Our goal is to help each of our patients achieve healing, and we do that by working closely with every patient to find the path to healing that’s right for them.

Schedule

Full-time, Friday through Sunday, 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with industry-leading annual performance-based bonus opportunity
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Stock-based awards
• Generous paid time off for vacation, sick days, and holidays
• Professional development & leadership training
• Career mobility within Acadia’s nationwide network of 250+ facilities

Responsibilities

• Respond to inquiries about the facility within facility policy timeframes
• Develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families
• Perform benefit eligibility verification 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
• Prepare and maintain appropriate medical record documentation to support authorization at the requested level of care
• 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 at all times
• Acknowledge and work to resolve complaints when patient needs are not met
• Recognize patient safety as a top priority
• Coordinate care for patients who are not being admitted and ensure they receive appropriate follow-up care and referrals
• Demonstrate a sense of urgency related to patient safety and provide excellent customer service
• Conduct safety checks and ensure supervision is conducted at 15-minute intervals, as noted in special precautions, or by individualized supervision guidelines as needed
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a social services field required (if state allows)
• Master’s degree in a social services field (psychology, counseling, social work, sociology, health administration, nursing) or RN preferred
• One or more years’ experience in mental/behavioral health working with individuals in a clinical or observational capacity preferred

Qualifications

• Current licensure as preferred for the area of clinical specialty, as designated by the state in which the facility operates
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility)
• First aid certification may be preferred based on state or facility requirements