Admissions Counselor - Night's - Acadia Healthcare : Job Details

Admissions Counselor - Night's

Acadia Healthcare

Job Location : Arizona City,AZ, USA

Posted on : 2025-08-13T15:30:18Z

Job Description :

This is a Full-Time position - working 12-hour shifts.

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.
  • Communicate projected admissions to designated internal representatives promptly.
  • Ensure all clinical information from referral sources or patient (including medical comorbidity information) is received, when possible, prior to patient admission.
  • Schedule (when applicable) and complete pre-admission assessments, consult with the admitting physician, and communicate disposition recommendations to patient or their family.
  • 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.
  • Complete initial pre-authorization for treatment and admission prior to admission, when possible, and within payor timeframe guidelines.
  • Admit patient in the registration and accounting system. Complete all admission and consent forms with the patient.
  • Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

  • 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.

Available Benefits:

Agave Ridge provides a comprehensive package of benefits for our employees. Current PRN benefits include:

  • Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan with match
  • 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
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