Admissions Coordinator-Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center (Nights)

Admissions Coordinator

UTHealth Houston's Behavioral Sciences Campus, the largest academic psychiatric hospital in the country, is hiring Admissions Coordinators to join our Admissions team!

Schedule, with rotating weekends and holidays:

• 2 Coordinators needed for 11 PM to 7:30 AM

The John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center and Harris County Psychiatric Center at UTHealth Houston create our Behavioral Sciences Campus. BSC offers individualized inpatient treatment options for a variety of behavioral health disorders across the 23 units on-site. These units include treatment in child/adolescent, adult/geriatric, co-occurring disease, psychosis, and competency restoration units.

The Admission Coordinator is responsible for managing and facilitating the patient admission process. Key duties include signing patients in for admission, processing and reviewing warrants for involuntary admissions, and inventorying patient property upon intake. The role involves managing incoming RightFax documents, answering phone calls, and maintaining clear communication with referring hospitals. The admission coordinator also updates bed availability at the start of each shift and collaborates closely with the department's RNs to ensure smooth transitions and coordinated care. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential for this role.

All BSC employees go through a mandatory 2-week hospital-wide orientation. Monday through Friday, 8:00am 4:30pm.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas' resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees' wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary:

Under general supervision, performs a variety of moderately complex task to include the communication and coordination of pre-admissions and admissions functions.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Handles inquiries, collects and processes documents, record keeps, and reports complications for all pre-admissions, direct admissions, walk-ins, and warrants.
• Coordinates bed allocation and cancellations between HCPI, Probate Courts, and MHMRA services and the Centers of Excellence Units at HCPC.
• Uses insurance software systems to search for patients in government sponsored insurance programs.
• Provides patient property control and conducts searches of all patient property and belongings.
• Interviews and communicates with patient and family members to obtain information.
• Reviews all clinical and financial packets to determine completeness and account for all admissions and pre-admits.
• Performs all discharges, transfers, programs changes in the software system.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

• None

Minimum Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent required Two years of college preferred

Minimum Experience:

2 years of related experience required

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code 51.215 and Texas Government Code 411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code 117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. 791.4.

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.