Intake Clinician

Intake Clinician

The Intake Clinician is a behavioral health professional responsible for facilitating admissions, clinical intake assessments and prior authorization process to assure continuity for the most appropriate level of care for patients. Performs assessments, screens for clinical and medical appropriateness and communicates this information to a physician who makes the appropriate level of care decision. Works closely with business office, nursing, and clinical staff as well as external parties to ensure the timely admission of patients.

Essential functions include facilitating intake, admission, and prior authorization process for incoming patients, performing insurance benefit verifications, providing accurate and ongoing assessment of patient's status in the admission and prior authorization process, responding to inquiries about the facility within facility policy timeframes, scheduling/completing pre-admission assessments and collaborating with other facility medical and psychiatric personnel to ensure appropriate recommendations and admissions.

Education/experience/skill requirements include a master's degree from an accredited college or university in social work, counseling, psychology, mental health or a related field, three or more years' experience in mental/behavioral health working with individuals in a clinical or observational capacity, experience in the managed care pre-certification process, level of care assessments and utilization, experience in clinical interviewing, patient assessment, referral, treatment planning, communicating with external review organizations or comparable entities, and working effectively with people of diverse backgrounds. Current licensure, as required for the area of clinical specialty, CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility), and first aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

This position is an individual contributor. Safe Harbor Recovery Center offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a resume. Safe Harbor Recovery Center is an EOE. Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.