ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Supervise and facilitate intake, admissions and utilization review process for incoming patients. Plan, assign, supervise and evaluate activities performed by members of the admissions team. Prioritization of potential admissions, considering patient needs and the facility's capability and capacity to meet those needs appropriately manner.  Develop, implement and monitor improvement initiatives to enhance/streamline current processes and procedures. Supervise the training of all new admissions specialists. Implement new patient access systems and processes for the facility. Train all direct and indirect staff engaged in daily patient access functions. Ensure that EMTALA logs, if applicable, is completed for each patient seen by admissions. 

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor's degree in social service field is preferred or RN preferred. Two plus years’ experience in healthcare admissions role, with one year previous supervisory experience.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility). First aid may be required based on state or facility.

COMPENSATION

Compensation for roles at San Jose Behavioral Health varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, San Jose Behavioral Health provides a reasonable hourly range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California as set forth below.

SJBH Range = $33.75/hour - $48.00/hour - DOE

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.