Admissions and Intake Specialist

Description

This position is set at CeDAR, UCHealth’s award winning treatment center for adults with substance use disorders. CeDAR, the Center for Dependency, Addiction, and Rehabilitation, is a division of UCHealth serving patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The CeDAR campus is located on the UCHealth Anschutz academic medical center campus in Aurora, CO. It is our honor to educate the next generation of addiction professionals. Apply here to join the #1 ranked treatment center in Colorado by Newsweek in 2021, 2022, and 2023!

For information on CeDAR, visit our website: Inpatient and Outpatient Addiction Treatment in Colorado | CeDAR (cedarcolorado.org)

Summary:

This position will be in the Admissions Office.

Facilitates and assists with coordination of admission activities for all levels of care including insurance information, screening, scheduling, and admitting patients.

Work Schedule: Full Time Days

Responsibilities:

• Receives and manages calls coming into Admissions Department. Assists with family members, friends, providers, and vendors calling seeking information about services and treatment. Provides resources as needed. Logs calls and works through follow up on admission inquiries.
• Works with prospective patients and families by completing phone screens, obtaining insurance information, and providing information regarding treatment and processes.
  
• Assists with admissions arriving to the facility. Works with teammates to ensure clerical and administrative duties are prepared daily for potential admissions. Documents and tracks admissions into electronic medical records, schedules level of care assessments and preadmissions
  
• Obtains vitals, reports vitals and patient medications/presentation to nursing. Coordinates paperwork and works with clinical staff to complete admission assessment.
  
• Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.
  

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree.
• 1 year of relevant experience.

The pay range for this position is: $23.49 - $30.53 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

UCHealth offers a Five Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee’s contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals, and tenure with UCHealth. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October following completion of five years’ employment.

UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package:

• Full medical, dental and vision coverage
• Retirement plans to include 403(b) matching
• Paid time off.  Start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buy-up coverage options
• Tuition and continuing education reimbursement
• Wellness benefits
• 5 year incentive bonus
• Full suite of voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection and pet insurance
• Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may also qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year
  

Loan Repayment:

UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.

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