What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intake Assistant position at Wellstone Inc?
WellStone is North Alabama’s most comprehensive behavioral healthcare provider serving over 13,000 persons a year in Huntsville, Cullman and Decatur. We are a non-profit community organization that offers a wide range of services for every phase of life, from children to older adults.
At our new emergency services facility we see clients experiencing a behavioral health crisis on a 24/7 hour basis. The Intake Assistant helps incoming clients to receive the proper treatment needed. They will work closely with other intake assistants and all other staff to treat clients.(this position is Full Time 3rd Shift Emergency Services)
We’re looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree in a human services field
- Basic knowledge of working with a broad scope of cliental from varying demographic backgrounds and cultures
- Experience preferred in Crisis Intervention
- Excellent Oral and Written Communication Skills
- Excellent Organizational skills to include suspense/timeframe management
- Medical Office Experience (preferred)
What you’ll be doing:
- Answers telephone calls and assess urgency of call.
- Collect basic demographic information from clients
- Evaluating appropriate intake services for clients
- Provides information related to policies, procedures, and services.
- Assists patients with the completion of forms.
- Greets patients and visitors.
- Prepares new patient information and verifies insurance information for clients.
- Maintains Medical Record Charts
- Ensures adequate coverage of reception desk
- 3rd shift, full time
What we offer:
- Competitive Medical, dental, and vision prices
- State Retirement through RSA plus an optional 457b/401a with a company match
- 9 paid holidays throughout the year
- Ability to continually accrue up to 15 days of PTO a year (unused rolls over)
We care for those impacted by behavioral health disorders, we are committed to one another through collaboration, and we are optimistic problem solvers who do what it takes to get the job done. We look forward to having you on the WellStone team.
Education
Required- Bachelors or better
Behaviors
Preferred- Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
- Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them
- Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Motivations
Preferred- Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
- Job Security: Inspired to perform well by the knowledge that your job is safe
- Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
- Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
Salary : $33,200 - $42,000