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Admissions Specialist

Ozark Center
Joplin, MO Full Time
POSTED ON 12/28/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/18/2026
Job Description Summary: Minimum starting salary $15.75 / hour

Admission specialist adds all new clients into the Avatar system and will also update current client demographic and/or payer information as needed. They run reports for upcoming appointments to verify financial eligibility and demographic data updates. Admission Specialist demonstrates a warm and welcoming empathic, hopeful attitude, conveying a philosophy of dual recovery. Admission Specialist provides services to individuals impacted by a variety of behavioral health issues, recognizing that the individuals we serve often have experienced trauma that affects their development and adjustment.

Education

  • High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

  • 1 year of medical office experience or billing experience.

Responsibilities

  • Using Ozark Center procedures and tools, accurately adds or updates client information, assuring that all fields in the admission screens are populated when completing financial updates/intakes.
  • Explain Financial Consent to Clients
  • Work assigned financial and demographic reports.
  • Ensure documents are scanned into the electronic medical record (Avatar).
  • The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
  • Perform all other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

  • TB test upon hire
  • Occasional lifting up to 20 pounds
  • Requires normal range of hearing and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, telephone, photocopier, and other office equipment as needed
  • Sufficient sensory-motor dexterity to complete motor skill tasks, including vision, hearing, and speech
  • Requires prolonged sitting, frequent standing, bending, and stooping

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