Behavioral Health Intake Coordinator

Where You’ll Work

CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers, 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work / life balance.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

• Receives and documents information on new and current patients via telephone and fax machine from physicians and hospital staff.
• Effectively coordinates admissions and referrals of new patients from hospital patients with appropriate nursing team.
• Completes appropriate Intake paperwork.
• Conducts telephone interviews to obtain patient information from referral source.
• Effectively processes referrals by performing clerical functions to assure patient admission is made in timely manner.
• Interprets Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance requirements to patients and referral sources.

Job Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent required.  Bachelors Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Business or Allied Health preferred.

Experience in the admissions intake process, MD referral, and insurance verification is required.1 year experience preferred