Counselor - Bachelors

Shift: Open
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.

Competitive compensation with industry leading annual performance-based bonus opportunity

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match to support your financial future
• Stock-based awards, giving you a stake in Acadia's success
• Generous paid time off for vacation, sick days, and holidays
• Professional development & leadership training to sharpen your skills
• Career mobility within Acadia's nationwide network of 250+ facilities

Respond to inquiries about the facility within facility policy timeframes.

• 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.
• 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.
• Possess skill in preparing and maintaining appropriate medical record documentation that will result in authorization at the level of care being requested of the payor.
• Admit the patient to the registration and accounting system. Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. When a patient's needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Demonstrate a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety and provide excellent customer service.
• Responsible for conducting safety checks and ensuring that supervision is conducted at 15-minute intervals, as noted in special precautions, or by individualized supervision guidelines as needed.

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.

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 may be preferred based on state or facility.

ADDITIONAL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS:

e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs, or technological developments) dictate.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual's characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.