Summary:

The Access Center Associate gathers, summarizes and prioritizes client information for individuals being referred for admission and Hospital Outpatient Services. He/she presents case information to Clinical, Psychiatric and Nursing staff; schedules evaluations and admissions; fields crisis calls and provides emergency interventions when needed; provides information to the public about Acadia programs and other community resources. He/she is instrumental in maintaining an accurate accounting of patient census in Acadia programs while coordinating all bed management functions. He/she is instrumental is documenting data for all processes and programs and distributing reports related to findings. He/she provides after-hours back up to multiple Acadia departments including Registration, Utilization Management, Facilities, Ambulatory Clinic Scheduling and the Narcotic Treatment Program. He/she assists in coordinating the involuntary process for inpatient admis...