Job Description

Northlake Behavioral Healthcare System takes pride in successfully serving our community. As the leader in addiction and mental health care, we are at the forefront of treatments and therapies that provide meaningful results: helping patients lead the life they were meant to and deserve.

Nestled in a wooded retreat on the north side of Lake Pontchartrain, we are just east of the causeway and 45 minutes from New Orleans. We provide long and short-term behavioral health care to adults and adolescents, and acute detox and substance abuse care.

At Northlake Behavioral Health, we want you to shine. We strongly believe in developing your skills and rewarding your hard work. We believe where you work is essential. And while you don’t need to be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, if you are creative, curious, inspired, and resourceful, you may have what it takes to help lead our team. While you won’t be leaping tall buildings in a single bound, during the course of a day, you can expect to:

Essential Functions:

• Direct and manage the referral process for admissions into the facility
• Work closely with the Director of Admissions, Director of Clinical Services, Medical Director, and Director of Nursing to ensure acceptance of patients is in keeping with the admission & exclusionary criteria of the hospital & are appropriate for admission
• Gather required information from referral sources to decide about the appropriateness of the patient for admission; maintain a referral log that identifies all referrals, dates, person making the referral, and outcome
• Provide a written summary of each patient being admitted that includes identifying information, behaviors, reason for referral or need for treatment & background
• Assume responsibility for generating referral packet and completing all relevant/required paperwork
• Conduct initial certification assessments
• Conduct managed care pre-certifications and complete all required paperwork to ensure prompt processing of insurance claims
• Serve actively and constructively as a member of the multi-disciplinary treatment team, and ensure the safety and wellbeing of each patient
• All other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Graduate of an accredited school or college of nursing. BSN or BS preferred. Specialty certification is also preferred.

Experience: Minimum of one (1) year of recent experience in Admissions or In-Take department preferred; psychiatric preferred. ER experience or geriatric care may substitute.

Licensure/Certification: Obtain CPR/CPI certification; State of Louisiana LPN license required

HIPAA: Has access to and adds information to the Medical Record. May only access medical records of assigned patients.

If you can pass a background check and all the other stuff we need to check for, we will offer you:

• A place to shine and grow professionally

• A strong culture of community and employee engagement

• A work environment that fosters positive relationships and where every voice gets heard

• A very competitive salary based on experience and merit

• Shift differentials

• Healthcare, Dental, and Vision insurance options

• Life Insurance

• Generous PTO

• 12-hour shifts

Northlake Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for all employment; free from discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, associational preferences, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran.