Intake Clinician Full-time

Highland Hospital

Charleston, West Virginia, US
Clinical intake assessments
Prior authorization process
Insurance benefit verifications
The Intake Clinician is a behavioral health professional responsible for facilitating admissions, clinical intake assessments and prior authorization process to assure continuity for the most appropriate level of care for patients

Job Summary

  • The Intake Clinician is a behavioral health professional responsible for facilitating admissions, clinical intake assessments and prior authorization process to assure continuity for the most appropriate level of care for patients.
  • Performs insurance benefit verifications, disseminating the information gathered to patient, their families, and appropriate internal staff.
  • Highland Hospital offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Matching Summary

The Intake Clinician is a behavioral health professional responsible for facilitating admissions, clinical intake assessments and prior authorization process to assure continuity for the most appropriate level of care for patients.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • clinical intake assessments
  • prior authorization process
  • insurance benefit verifications
  • EMTALA regulations
  • crisis intervention and referral

Nice-to-have

  • empower patient and family
  • serving Veterans with specialized programming
  • unique strengths of the military community

Key Requirements

  • Master’s Degree in social work, counseling, psychology, mental health
  • One or more years’ experience in mental/behavioral health
  • Experience in managed care pre-certification process
  • Current licensure as required for clinical specialty
  • CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required

Work Rights

Not specified

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