Position Purpose: Serves as provider for resident-centered services that promote coordinated, effective treatment by facilitating the communication exchange between referral source, physician/treatment team and payor and managing timely transitions through the phases of residential care.

Key

• Schedules and facilitates treatment team reviews and

• Ensures coordinated, effective resident care including

admission, continued stays, and discharge requirements.

• Ensures positive relationships with external and internal customers.
• Travels to resident’s community representing the facility at FAPT meetings and court hearings.
• Ensures continued availability (recertification) of financial resources

throughout the residents’ stay.

• Other duties as assigned based on the needs of the facility.

Qualifications: Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Needs basic understanding of and comfort level with medical terminology, residential treatment, clinical science/pathology and psychiatric disorders. Must know how to gather and analyze data. Must be articulate, assertive, and able to communicate effectively with families, payors, therapists and physicians both verbally and in writing. Must also demonstrate initiative, tact and good judgement. Must be able to acquire clear understanding of treatment priorities and ability to make sound decisions balancing resident and family needs with available resources. Must have basic computer skills.