Access Coordinator

Job Title

Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:15 am - 2:15 pm

Essential Job Functions

• Demonstrating high-level customer service skills, professional etiquette and service excellence, provides telephone screening for individuals who utilize SCS Access.
• Determines client eligibility for services and verifies insurance coverage or provides information on sliding scale options when applicable.
• Obtains all information effectively and efficiently (i.e., demographic, and clinical information) and records accurately documentation in the electronic database.
• Demonstrates knowledge and competency in effective triage and intervention, ensuring that appropriate referrals are provided, and follow-up is made to verify that connection.
• Effectively routes/transitions to CIC/Crisis team and/or identified program needs as appropriate.
• Promotes a departmental culture of cooperation and collaboration with other Seven Counties Services departments, community agencies, hospitals, mental health consumers, and the public at large.
• Ensures compliance with all defined organization and Access standards.
• Adheres to all department and organization requirements as defined. (i.e.- completes annual trainings, attends team meetings, in-service training, and other quality assurance training, etc.)
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• High School Diploma/ GED required.
• Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Services, Human Behavior Services or a related field of study preferred.

Experience

• One (1) year of experience in a health care customer service or call center setting with bachelor's degree (or) Three years (3) years of health care customer service or call center setting with High School Diploma/GED required.
• High volume call center experience preferred.
• Crisis counseling experience preferred.
• Customer Relationship Software (CRM); Microsoft 365/Teams/Cloud based software phone system (Example: Zoom Phone Now); Electronic Health Record (preferably Netsmart myAvatar) preferred.
• Proficiency in word processing/data entry skills, general computer knowledge and associated skills are required.
• Highly effective listening, retention, communication, and relay of essential information skills in a supportive, responsive, client and service focused environment are essential.

Requirements

• Reliable, high speed internet connection. In circumstances in which the high-speed internet fails, working onsite is required.

Company or personal vehicle usage: No

Physical Demands

• Position has no unusual physical demands.
• May involve modestly unpleasant situations such as offensive language from callers.

Time Type: Part time