Intake Specialist

Come join our team as a Intake Specialist, at Wellness Resource Center!

The Intake Specialist is responsible for the intake process at the facility.

Liaises with remote admissions to team.

Establishes professional rapport with client to ensure that they feel welcomed upon arrival.

Supports client arrival process, including initial assessment process, searching the client’s belongings/person for prohibited items, and orienting the client to the facility.

Ensures required documentation/paperwork is completed and maintained.

Starting pay: $17.91

This is a full-time benefit eligible position.

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short Term and Long Disability
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
• FSA and HSA

• Growth Opportunities
• Paid time off
• 8 Paid annual holidays

• Liaise with client/family of potential admissions to address any questions, concerns, etc.
• Coordinate facility tours with clients and families who are potential admissions.
• Interface with remote admissions team and on-site clinical team for necessary approvals, plan for client arrival, including travel arrangements as applicable.
• Establishes professional rapport with client to ensure that they feel welcomed upon arrival.
• Supports arrival process including coordinating assessment/bed placement process, searches of client belongings/person for prohibited items.
• Orients client to the facility/milieu.
• Liaises with direct care/nursing/clinical team to ensure client is set-up with a treatment plan/schedule as needed.
• Ensures intake paperwork is completed in a timely fashion and documentation is maintained as required.
• May discuss client’s financial responsibility and take payment as applicable.
• Provides exceptional customer service in line with Acadia Healthcare standards.

• Complies with organizational policies, procedures, performance improvement initiatives and maintains organizational and industry policies regarding confidentiality.
• Communicate clearly and effectively to person(s) receiving services and their family members, guests and other members of the health care team.
• Develops constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintains them over time.
• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect and cooperation among team members.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.

• High-school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• 1 – 2 years of experience in a patient care environment in a substance use/behavioral health setting, is preferred.
• Must have excellent communication and customer service skills, and an ability to use required computer programs.

• De-escalation training, CPR and/or First-Aid certification as required by facility

This position requires a Level 2 Background Screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.

In accordance with Florida law, employers must provide applicants with direct access to information about the state’s background screening requirements.

To learn more about disqualifying offenses, exemption procedures, and screening timelines, please visit the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Background Screening Education & Awareness webpage:

https://info.flclearinghouse.com/education-awareness

Applicants are encouraged to review these requirements before applying.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.