Rogers Behavioral Health

Full Time Intake Specialist - Brown Deer

Brown Deer Main Campus, Brown Deer, WI Full time
The Intake Specialist serves as a patient advocate and allows access to life changing care for members of the community. Intake Specialists work within a collaborative team including physicians, providers, other intake specialists and many other members of a multidisciplinary team. The Intake Specialist gains career experience to develop and progress with a nationally recognized behavioral health leader.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Accomplish the following pre-admission steps:

  • Evaluate incoming inquiries to determine and explain the next step to accessing care at Rogers.

  • Complete Admission assessments with potential patients and/or their representatives.

  • Demonstrate understanding and explanation of admitting processes.

  • Understand clinical criteria necessary for admission to Rogers’ programs.

  • Demonstrate understanding and explanation of all required admitting forms.

  • Demonstrate understanding and explanation of policies and procedures related to bed assignment and capacity limitations.

  • Describe levels of care within Rogers to potential patients and/or their representatives.

  • Gather demographic and insurance information of potential patients and/or responsible representatives.

  • Understand how to utilize and explain Rogers’ contracted payor listing.

Complete all documentation steps for each inquiry and assessment.

  • Ensure all inquiries are entered in the designated system and all necessary information is captured.

  • Ensure referral source information is obtained and entered for each inquiry.

  • Ensure all clinical information is entered accurately into admission assessment tool.

Adhere to department standards as it relates to performance measures.

  • Ensure quality of call meets department standards.

  • Ensure productivity meets department standards.

Connect potential patients and/or their representative with outside resources when indicated.

Collaborate with internal departments and external facilities/referents as it relates access to care.

Participate in the On-Call, weekend, and holiday schedule, as assigned.

Complete other duties as assigned by Admissions leadership.

Understand and apply policies and procedures in accordance with external regulatory agencies:

  • Including, but not limited to: Joint Commission, Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA), 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and other regulatory agency compliance regulations.

  • Attend and participate in development opportunities to increase involvement and awareness of regulations.

Promote department goals and Mission of Rogers Behavioral Health:

  • Comply with Rogers culture agreements and all Hospital’s policies and procedures

Schedule: Monday-Friday; 6:30 AM - 3 PM

Education/Training Requirements:

  • High School Diploma required

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred (in human services related field)

  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a health care setting strongly preferred

  • Customer service experience required.

The System also includes Rogers Behavioral Health Foundation, which supports patient care, programs, and research; and Rogers InHealth, an initiative that works to eliminate the stigma of mental health challenges.

With a career at Rogers, you can look forward to a Total Rewards package of benefits, including:

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your family 
  • 401(k) retirement plan 
  • Employee share program 
  • Life/disability insurance 
  • Flex spending accounts  
  • Tuition reimbursement 
  • Health and wellness program
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)

Through UnitedHealthcare, UMR and HealthSCOPE Benefits creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Rogers Behavioral Health. To link to the Machine-Readable Files, please visit Transparency in Coverage (uhc.com)