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Job Description
Legacy Behavioral Health Services is hiring individuals with a passion for making a difference in their community! We are seeking a Pre-Service Coordinator to work in our Cook Mental Health Center. The Pre-Service Coordinator works with consumers throughout the pre-access process to include: scheduling according to specified appointment protocols, pre-registration of new and established consumers, insurance and eligibility verification of all consumers to include updating registration information on established patients. In addition, the Pre-Service Coordinator is responsible for informing the consumer of referral authorization requirements, co-pays, and/or deductibles due, and assisting in securing payment arrangements. These tasks will be performed with accuracy and in conjunction with required procedures and work processes to expedite payment for services and avoid authorization penalties. This role will also include answering and directing calls, working through referrals, running eligibility checks/compliance, and the completion of questionnaires for Medicare, Medicaid, Insurance and Self Pay consumers.
Benefits:

• Health Insurance- We offer top-quality and affordable State of Georgia insurance benefits to all full-time employees. We have several options are available with Blue Cross Blue Shield and United Healthcare
• Flexible Benefits- We offer Group Term Life, Dependent Life, Accidental Death, Short, and Long Term Disability, Dental, Vision, Legal Insurance, Long Term Care, Medical/Dependent Care Spending Accounts, and Specified Critical Illness insurance
• Competitive pay- We offer competitive compensation that is regularly compared to the market and factor in comparable work experience and education
• Paid Holidays- We offer 9 paid holidays per year
• Paid Time Off- We offer PTO that can be used for personal or sick leave
• Retirement- We offer two retirement plans a 401k with a 3% match after one year of employment and a 457
• Employee Assistance Program- We offer EAP services to all full-time and part-time employees. EAP services include legal assistance, financial consultations, access to work-life specialists, and up to 4 counseling session

This position requires:

• High school diploma/GED
• Associate Degree in a business, medical or related field preferred •Someone who is dedicated to quality work
• Ability to analyze data for improvement opportunities
• Utilizes discretion in handling the organization’s confidential information and consumer-protected information
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, and teambuilding

Who we are:
Legacy Behavioral Health Services provides support within 10 counties in South GA, Ben-Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift and Turner County. Legacy Behavioral Health Services believes that through individualized care, quality of care and support, your life could be transformed.
Working Conditions:
Physical Demands: Sit, walk, and stand: may spend up to twenty-five percent of working time standing/walking. Lift, carry, push, pull: generally not more than ten pounds of force is needed to lift, carry push, or pull objects. Bend, stoop, and kneel: occasional bending and kneeling may be required in troubleshooting equipment/assisting clients. Manual dexterity/wrist and hand repetitions: good manual and finger dexterity is needed; up to seventy-five percent of working time may be spent using a computer keyboard. Vision, hearing, speaking: must have good visual acuity and depth perception to operate the computer system; speaking and hearing are essential to the communication needs of the position.
Environmental Conditions: Moving mechanical parts are found in the work environment. Work is performed in a well-lighted, temperature-controlled, And humidity-controlled environment. May be requested on occasion to travel to another work site. Must be able to make arrangements to attend these as required.
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Position opened to:
ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS
Internal Applicants must be in their current position for 6 months with no disciplinary action unless the position available is within your current department and you have been employed, in your current position, for 1 month without any disciplinary action.
Drug-Free and Smoke- Free Workplace/ Equal Opportunity Employer