Admissions Counselor

Job Description

Job Description

This position is located in Cushing, OK

ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR: FULL-TIME (Wed: 8am - 7pm and Thur - Sat: 9am - 8pm)

Valley Hope of Cushing, has an exciting opportunity for an Admissions Counselor to join our Admissions team!

At Valley Hope of Cushing, the work of every team member matters. Serving Oklahoma with healing residential addiction treatment and recovery support since 1974, the work we do every day saves lives and builds hope for the future.

With a close proximity to Tulsa and Stillwater and a large campus that offers a tranquil environment while also featuring a mansion – the experience of being an employee at Valley Hope of Cushing is one you don’t want to miss.

Valley Hope restores lives affected by addiction and supports lifelong recovery. Are you ready to join an organization where you can make an extraordinary impact, conquering addiction one patient and family at a time? If so, Valley Hope welcomes you!

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Master’s degree in behavioral sciences, education, or social work
• Fully licensed or under-supervision as a LADC, LPC, LCSW, or LMFT
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• One (1) plus year of clinical counseling experience or clinical case management, with a preference for experience in the substance abuse treatment industry.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)/First Aid Certification.

COMPENSATION:

• Starting base salary range from $70,000 - $80,000 per year (Based on education and experience)
• $150 incentive per weekend day worked

BENEFITS:

• Affordable health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition Assistance
• Student Loan Repayment
• Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
• 8 Paid Holidays (Including 1 Personal Holiday)
• PTO – Up to 27 Days per year based on years of service
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match
• Health Saving and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• And much more!

JOB SUMMARY:

• Functions as a key member of the multi-disciplinary admissions team; works collectively to support the needs of prospective patients and to secure VHA as their service provider.
• Utilizes good judgement, critical thinking skills, industry specific knowledge, and customer services skills to solidify commitments and make appropriate placements for prospective/incoming patients within VHA programs.
• Conducts clinical assessments for incoming patients: completes biopsychosocial during the admissions intake process; utilizes ASAM criteria in performing screening of mental health/emotional state.
• Assesses and validates prospective/incoming patients for appropriate level of care (residential, partial hospitalization program, intensive outpatient, and outpatient) based on mental health/emotional state.
• Assigns diagnostic code for incoming/admitting patients based on assessment conducted during the admissions intake process.
• Completes pre-certification insurance process for incoming/admitting patients.
• Creates and updates electronic records in identified data tracking/electronic medical records systems for prospective and incoming patients; inputs data in an accurate and timely manner following calls and admissions processing.
• Assesses any re-admissions conditions for re-admitting patients.
• Serves as back-up to the Admissions Coordinator as a point of contact for prospective/incoming patients, in conducting initial pre-admissions calls, in performing preliminary financial assessments, in scheduling admissions appointments, and in assisting incoming patients in completing administrative admissions process.
• Performs various administrative duties in support of the admissions process and admissions team responsibilities (e.g., chart audits; maintenance activities within data tracking systems such as dispositioning of patient call records, records clean up; etc.).
• Serves as back-up support to the Nursing Department for property searches for incoming patients.
• Maintains confidentiality of prospective and incoming patient data in accordance with HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 regulatory requirements.
• Completes required continuing education credits; maintains current state license/certification.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Located within a residential treatment facility.

Company Description

At Valley Hope, your work makes a vital impact. From clinical to housekeeping and from nursing to maintenance, your meaningful, rewarding work helps ensure our patients learn how to live happier, healthier lives in recovery from addiction.

Founded in 1967, Valley Hope provides patient-centered, compassionate care to individuals, families and communities impacted by drug and alcohol addiction.

More than five decades since our beginnings in northwest rural Kansas, Valley Hope has established a national footprint, with 16 treatment centers across the United States, with locations in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. We have helped more than 350,000 people find hope in recovery and restore their lives.