Acadia Healthcare - Barling, AR
posted 3 days ago
About the position
Valley Behavioral Health is a 114 bed facility that offers the highest quality treatment in the area. Our hospital programs for children, adolescents, and adults provide a safe structure where individuals can focus on working through their individual challenges. Our goal is to provide individuals the tools and knowledge they need to live a happy, healthy life. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about behavioral health. If you are interested in growth opportunities that are second to none in the mental health industry and making a difference in the lives of people in our community, this position is right for you! At Acadia Healthcare, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription drug plan, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, vision, dental, and voluntary short-term and long-term disability coverage. Additionally, our well-being programs encompass employee assistance programs, financial support, tuition reimbursement, and much more. Safety is a top priority at Valley Behavioral Health! We prioritize the safety of both our patients and staff, employing Personal Panic Alarm devices across all clinical and non-clinical areas to promptly summon assistance when necessary.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Behavioral Science, Social Work, Vocational Rehabilitation, Sociology, Public Administration, or a related field; in some states, may also be a registered nurse, in which case, an Associate's degree in nursing may be the minimum educational requirement or an licensed practical or vocational nurse, in which case, successful completion of an LPN or LVN training program may be the minimum requirement.
- Minimum one year experience working with individuals in a clinical or observational capacity, preferably within the area of specialty for the hiring facility.
Nice-to-haves
- Master's degree in a therapeutic field required for states in which a therapist may act in this role.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Prescription drug plan
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health savings accounts
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Voluntary short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Employee assistance programs
- Financial support
- Tuition reimbursement
