Description

　　Join our ever-growing team of behavioral health professionals! Southcoast Behavioral Health is a joint venture partnership between Acadia Health and Southcoast Health Systems, serving the greater New Bedford area, Cape and Islands, as well as Rhode Island and the Boston area. We are expanding with 48 additional inpatient beds to better meet our community’s needs. We currently serve adolescents, adults, older adults and coming soon…children!…in an acute care setting. If you are passionate about mental health and substance use treatment and want to be part of a high-energy, family-oriented workplace, please apply now! Competitive wages, benefits package, sign-on bonus, and multiple shift options available

　　Review prospective admissions against approved admission criteria, policies and procedures.

　　Initiate contact to gather required clinical and demographic data from patient and other sources.

　　Respond promptly to inquiry calls.

　　Schedule assessments. Conduct pre-admission assessments.

　　Assist prospective patients and significant others in seeking treatment.

　　Refer inquiries to other agencies and community resources when not appropriate for facility assistance or admission.

　　Coordinate with referral sources.

　　Coordinate transportation arrangements for patients.

　　Responsible for maintaining all the documentation involved with the admissions process.

　　Qualifications

　　Skills

　　Preferred

　　Financial Awareness: Novice

　　Problem Solving: Novice

　　Customer Focus: Novice

　　Communication: Novice

　　Attention to Detail: Novice

　　Behaviors

　　Preferred

　　Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

　　Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

　　Motivations

　　Preferred

　　Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organizationEqual Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

　　The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)