Access Center Clinician - Patient Access - Nights

Job description

Part-time (48 hours weekly) Night shift; 11 pm to 7 am Every-other weekend and rotating holidays: General Summary: Assists with initial triage and assessment, provides clinical oversight, facilitates the admissions process and serves as a resource about internal and external services. Assists with security and patient behavioral management, and provides crisis intervention services. Duties and Responsibilities: Essential Functions: - Triages requests for service, providing prompt assistance to all requests in relation to their urgency. - Documents all requests for service using computerized inquiry functions. - Maintains a knowledge base of insurance/managed care processes related to pre-certifications and authorizations, and completes these as required. - Utilizes a structured interview tool to conduct an in-depth clinical assessment, and documents this using approved WellSpan Philhaven evaluation forms. - Determines appropriate level of care based on the client’s history, psychosocial history, clinical presentation, and funding situation. - Instructs and assists the client and client family in completing all necessary paperwork, and witnesses signatures as necessary. - Works coop...