Beacon Behavioral Hospital is one of the largest and most established behavioral health programs in Louisiana. For over 20 years, Beacon has employed caring staff at locations across southeast Louisiana: Baton Rouge, Metairie, Slidell, Hammond, Houma, Bogalusa, Bunkie, Opelousas, and Lutcher. We currently provide inpatient programs and intensive outpatient programs (IOP) that provide therapy to those struggling with emotional disorders, substance abuse, and mental disorders.

Beacon’s mission, “to provide unsurpassed patient care in a compassionate, cost-effective, and ethical manner,” has been, and will always be, the cornerstone of Beacon’s success. To fulfill this mission, Beacon Behavioral Hospital seeks dedicated, compassionate, and professional staff in a variety of roles

At Beacon, we are growing family and we understand the importance of striking a balance between family and professional life. It is our goal to provide full-time employees with:

• Competitive salary
• Professional development training available
• Comprehensive benefits package: health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance and 401k
• Work-life balance
• Organizational growth opportunities
• Rewards and Employee Recognition programs

BASIC JOB RSPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain UR logs for the inpatient hospital.

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  Responsible for tracking and appealing any denials.

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  Acts as a liaison between team members by coordinating unit communications and managing information to include: the medical record, supply requests, and data and order entry.

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  Assists with the processing of Physicians Orders for admissions, appointments, arranging transportation, discharges, etc. as directed by the Director of Social Services, the Charge Nurse, and/or DON.

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  Assists in maintaining the medical record after patient discharge by breaking down charts and refilling charts according to discharge protocol. Is able to properly file and store discharged charts in an organized manner for identification and retrieval.

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  Assists in the billing process by accurately documenting insurance information of the patient on the unit.

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  Able to operate office equipment, verbalize use and function, demonstrate/ safe operation and to recognize and report malfunction.

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  Assists treatment team with other office functions as requested.

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  Coordinates inventorying, ordering and stocking of clinical and office supplies as directed by the Administrator.