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Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center

Psychiatric Admissions Coordinator

Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, Columbia, Maryland, United States, 21046

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Requisition #: 660321 | Location: Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, Columbia, MD 21044 | Category: Social Work/Mental Health | Schedule: Day Shift | Employment Type: Casual / On Call

Job Summary The Psychiatric Admissions Coordinator is under general supervision, provides clerical and administrative support to the Psychiatric Service. Work requires internal contacts outside the work group to exchange work‑related information. Contact with external contacts is for ongoing service, handling of routine transactions and providing detailed information about a selected service or capability.

Major Job Responsibilities

Provides daily support to the Psychiatric Service staff by:

Assisting with referrals to psychiatric facilities and programs

Communicating with appropriate third party payers to obtain necessary authorization.

Documenting in the patient record efforts at authorization referral and placement.

Faxing referral information to facilities.

Preparing transfer packets.

Arranging transportation for patients for discharge and transfers to other facilities for continued care.

Providing direct administrative/clerical support to the medical director and Behavior Health Unit in the ED social workers and physicians.

Assisting the department director in scheduling meetings and appointments.

Shift Casual/on‑call

Education & Experience

Associate’s degree completion preferred, but not required. 2 years of college with successful completion of basic statistics course.

At least two (2) years’ experience as a medical secretary.

Experience in a psychiatric setting preferred.

Salary Range Minimum $17.11/hour – Maximum $28.26/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. Salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls.

EEO Statement Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug‑free workplace employers. Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

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