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Acadia Healthcare Admissions Counselor/ RN- Part Time- Friday and Saturday (7am-7pm) in Knoxville, Tennessee
Description
BENEFITS:
East Tennessee Behavioral Health provides a comprehensive package of benefits for our team. Current benefits include:
Competitive salary
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Employee Discount Program
Employee Assistance Program
Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan
Excellent training program
Professional growth opportunity that is second to none in the industry! Join a team with defined career paths and a national family of hospitals and facilities
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Respond to inquiries about the facility within facility policy timeframes.
Ability to develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
Perform benefit eligibility to ensure patient benefits are active at the time of admission. Communicate benefit eligibility to the business office and the patient or significant other.
Collaborate with other 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.
Maintain knowledge of milieu management
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
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.
Three or more years’ experience in mental/behavioral health working with individuals in a clinical or observational capacity preferred.
Experience in the managed care pre-certification process, level of care assessments and utilization preferred.