Admissions Specialist - Acadia Healthcare : Job Details

Brief Summary Duties Responsible for all aspects of on-site admissions (Medhost, Building Charts, coordinating with the PAC, Follow-up calls, updating assessments, signing in all patients, enrolling them in case management with insurance if needed, updating the bed boards, responsible for step-up admissions and all other responsibilities assigned by Admissions Director. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Facilitate admissions and assessment processes for incoming patients. Respond to inquiries about the facility within facility policy timeframes. Schedule/complete pre-admission assessments and communicate recommendations to patients or their families. Collaborate with other facility medical and psychiatric personnel to ensure appropriate recommendations and admissions. Coordinate admission and transfer between levels of care within the facility. Communicate projected admissions to designated internal representative in a timely manner. Perform insurance benefit verifications, disseminating the inform...Admissions, Specialist, Healthcare, Patient, Treatment