Bowling Green Brandywine in Kennett Square, PA is looking for a Full Time Admissions Specialist

The position includes some weekends and evenings.

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 information gathered to patient, their families and other appropriate facility staff. Ensure all medical admission documentation is gathered from external sources prior to patient admission and secure initial pre-authorization for treatment and admission. Assist individual therapists with concurrent reviews with insurance companies to secure continued treatment. Coordinate and facilitate peer to peer reviews when needed and collaborate the results of reviews with multi-disciplinary treatment team. Provide accurate and ongoing assessment of patient status in the admissions process. Communicate treatment recommendations to and coordinate with other treatment teams. Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority. When a patient’s needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority. 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 in accordance with individualized supervision guidelines as needed.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

· Bachelor’s degree in the field of Behavioral Science, Social Services Field or     Associate's degree in nursing if the candidate is a Registered Nurse. This will be a minimum preferrable educational requirement or If the candidate is a Licensed Practical Nurse or Vocational Nurse, then a successful completion of an LPN or LVN training program will be a preferrable minimum requirement. · If the candidate is a therapist, a master's degree in a Therapeutic field is preferred. · One or more years of experience working with individuals in a clinical or observational capacity within the area of specialty for the facility preferred.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

Licensure, as preferred by the state of PA. CPR and De-escalation/Restraint Certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility). First Aid may be required based on state or facility.

ADDITIONAL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS:

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.