INTAKE COUNSELOR (DEGREED)

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Perform all aspects of the hospital's assessment and referral process to include:

• efficient and effective handling of inquiry calls

• knowledge of and communication with referral sources

• providing hospital and program information to individuals, agencies, facilities, and professionals

• making outside referrals, when appropriate

• assessing and triaging an individual's mental health and/or chemical dependency status

• making patient safety and level of care recommendations to the physician(s);

• pre-certification of patient care

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