Admissions Counselor,​MSW, LSW, LPC, LCDC, CDCA, LMFT - Ohio Hospital for Psychiatry

Come join the OHP team and Make A Difference every day.

We are looking to add compassionate cousenlors to join our admissions team! Ohio Hospital for Psychiatry, is a 90 bed treatment center providing services to adults and seniors on both an inpatient and outpatient basis.

Benefits:

Ohio Hospital for Psychiatry provides a comprehensive package of benefits for our nurses. Current benefits include:

• Competitive hourly rate
• Professional growth opportunity that is second to none in the industry. Join a team with defined career paths and a national family of hospitals and facilities.
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan
• Excellent training program
• PTO and sick time

Available Shifts and Hours:

•  Full-time nights 

​ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

• ​Respond to inquiries about the facility within facility policy timeframes. 
• ​Ability to develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families. 
• ​Perform benefit eligibility 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 other 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 patient (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 patient or their family. 
• ​Possess skill in preparing and maintainingappropriate medical record documentation that will result in authorization at the level of care being requested of the payor.  

• ​Complete initial pre-authorization for treatment and admission prior to admission, when possible, and within payor timeframe guidelines.  
• ​Admit patient in the registration and accounting system.  Complete all admission and consent forms with the patient. 
• ​Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always.  When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints.  Recognize that patient safety is a top priority. 

​OTHER FUNCTIONS: 

• ​Perform other functions and tasks as assigned. 

​EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS: 

• ​Degree in a social services field required.  
• ​Three or more years’experience in mental/behavioral health working with individuals in a clinical or observational capacity preferred.  

• ​Experience in the managed care pre-certification process, level of care assessments and utilization preferred. 

​LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS: 

• ​MSW, LSW, LPC, LCDC, CDCA, LMFT 
• ​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. 

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