Bournewood Health Systems
Location
East Killingly, Massachusetts
Salary
$20 - $30 / HOUR
The Intake Coordinator supports the Director of Admissions by completing all triage, assessment, and intake responsibilities, including facilitating hospital admissions and interviewing prospective clients and their families. Key duties involve verifying insurance benefits, coordinating with internal departments, maintaining census, and performing community relations.
A Bachelor’s degree in a human services field is required, with a Master’s degree in social work preferred. Candidates must possess excellent communication skills, a strong understanding of mental illness and common diagnoses, and the ability to remain calm when handling difficult situations.
Bachelor’s degree in a human services field required. Master’s degree in social work preferred. Excellent communication skills. Ability to assess a client’s hospital needs through conversation with referral source. Strong understanding of mental illness, common diagnoses, and behaviors. Ability to maintain a calm and respectful demeanor when handling difficult people or situations. Ability to effectively read, write and process information; ability to input/retrieve information to/from computer and files. Ability to use telephones extensively; ability to relay clear written messages; ability to use computer keyboard and calculator extensively. Ability to converse with others to give, take and process information in English, extensive use of telephone. Ability to hear alarms and pages. Ability to converse in English with others to give, take and process information, extensive use of telephone. Ability to maintain confidentiality of information, multi-task, coordinate projects and record/transcribe general and specific meeting minutes. Ability to work independently and collaboratively. Communicate with other staff to relay concerns and observations involving patient safety. Occasional/limited exposure to: Infection and to the risk of bloodborne diseases; hazardous agents, body fluids, and wastes; unpleasant patient or departmental elements; to potentially violent/aggressive patients/staff/visitors, critical incidents, and/or sentinel events. Occasionally needed to work irregular hours or additional hours. Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. Qualifications
Family Nurse Practitioner
Certified Residential Medication Aide/Personal Support Specialist (CRMA/PSS)
Domestic and Sexual Violence Counselor
State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA)
Wellness LPN or LVN Nurse
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